Re: Are there any Tortoise experts out there?

Posted by tcc on March 16, 2001 at 19:12:28:

In Reply to: Are there any Tortoise experts out there? posted by Craig on March 16, 2001 at 01:46:18:

: I was wondering if anyone knows how to sex hatchling and juvenile
: star tortoises. Obviously a Male adult has a much longer tail.
: (My son is doing a school project on them). Someone tried to tell
: me that small males walk with their tails tucked in to the side.
: Also is the thickness of the hatchlings tail anything to go on?

Hi,
It has to do with the scute just above the tail.
Check out the Star tortise list at Yahoo groups and they can help you better ok?
tcc

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