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Jay.j

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boys or girls
« on: July 19, 2010, 04:55:55 AM »
Ok I am having some doubts about my tortoise sexing ability so am looking for some opinions on my 3 youngest...

Hebe...





Mighty Aphrodite...





The Little One...





What do we think.
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 02:21:39 PM »
how old are they? they have to be a certain age before you can tell. I would say the 1st one is a girl though. The second ones tail looks longer
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 02:25:51 PM »
I'd guess female, female, possibly male?
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2010, 03:12:00 PM »
I was going to say Female female and female but I really can't see the last one in detail.
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2010, 10:46:45 PM »
Cute little bums  ::)   I'd also say female, female, and female....but the last one could be male depending on age.
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2010, 10:53:57 PM »
not to sound like a broken record here ;), but I concur; f-f-possibly m depending on age, but for now I say f
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2010, 11:16:55 AM »
I think they all look kind of small to tell.  How big are they?
http://russiantortoise.org/measure.htm
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2010, 12:36:00 PM »
Yeah they are only little thats why I was a bit unsure... Mighty Aphrodite is about 4 1/4(ish) inches... Hebe is aprox 3 1/2(ish) inches... The Little One is about 3 1/4(ish) inches... That is assuming I'm measuring them correctly.
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Re: boys or girls
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2010, 06:29:51 AM »
Quote from: Jay.j on July 20, 2010, 12:36:00 PM
Yeah they are only little thats why I was a bit unsure... Mighty Aphrodite is about 4 1/4(ish) inches... Hebe is aprox 3 1/2(ish) inches... The Little One is about 3 1/4(ish) inches... That is assuming I'm measuring them correctly.

From what I know, I would say they are too small to make a definite identification.
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