Is my turtle a girl or a boy?

by valerie
(melrose park IL 60160)

My Tortoise

I really want to know my turtle's gender. Please tell me.

Oh, and how do I know if my turtle wants to hibernate?

Comments for Is my turtle a girl or a boy?

Oct 05, 2008

Russian Tortoise Hibernating
by: Shelly

Should your Russian Tortoise be hibernating?

In the wild, a Russian Tortoise will hibernate most of the year. Some in captivity don't hibernate. How can you decide what to do?

First, your tortoise will need to sense cold weather coming to want to hibernate.

Second, if you do want your tortoise to hibernate, be sure to have it checked before. You want only a healthy tortoise to hibernate and you don't want any parasites hibernating with your tortoise. Visit your vet.

Finally, your Russian tortoise will need to build a burrow to hibernate, so be sure there is a place deep enough for her to burrow into.

Keep it slow and steady

Shelly

Oct 05, 2008

Is it a boy or a girl?
by: Shelly

There are two ways to tell whether you have a boy or a girl tortoise.

1. Look at the bottom of the shell. If is concave -- sort of dinted in -- you have a boy.

2. Loot at the tail. Males have longer and thicker tails. Of course, this works only if you have the other sex to compare with.

Keep it slow and steady.

Shelly

Oct 05, 2008

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by: Anonymous

it a rusian turtle.

Oct 05, 2008

what kind of tortoise is it
by: Anonymous

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