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Old 17-07-2008, 09:15 AM
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I have 2 Horsfield torts who are 13 months old, had them just over 2 weeks. One is larger than the other but they are siblings.

I know I cannot tell for sure what sex they are but are there any clues that may give their sex away that I can look for?

I can post pics of them later tonight
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the females tail will be short and hang down and the males will be longer and curl under the shell,bu they are far to young, one of my torts about 2 and dont know what he is ,

under side shots would be good for pictures but im sure the others will agree its not 100%
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Old 17-07-2008, 09:25 AM
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They are way too young to sex at the moment at about 4 years you can have a guess.

Have a look at this for great pictures *Russian Tortoise male and female comparison
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