Sexing a baby red foot tortoise

Hey there, I have a male red foot and am looking to buy a female one. There is a breeder in my area selling babies but I do not want to accidentally buy another male. Is there a way to tell the gender when the tortoises are babies? I know that it is hard to differentiate until they get older but I was wondering if it is possible to do so when they are babies.


Thank you!

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Dec 26, 2009
Sexing A Tortoise
by: Shelly

I doubt if you can be really sure of a baby.

I made a page about how to tell once the tortoise is mature. See Sexing A Tortoise

Keep it slow and steady.

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