Im not sure what sex both my tortoises are

by Donna
(Hull, East yorkshire)

What sex is this?

What sex is this?

hi i have a red footed tortoise which i have been told is a male but im not sure, also i have just recently bought what i think is a horsefield and then got told it was a female could you please tell me the sex of them as i dont want them breeding i have seperated them now as the one which i thought was a female was trying to mate with the one which i was told was a male. HELP!! thank you

Sorry the pictures aren't very good hope you can help

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Jan 29, 2015
Sex Determination
by: Kai

Hi,

your tortoise looks too small to sex with absolute accuracy (it looks like it is 5 inches or so long?).

But I would guess it to be female because of the 90 degree angle of the anal scutes.

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