hello ive been trying to upload some pics of my tortoises but having trouble,is there anyone i can email them to ,to try and find out the sex of my 2 year old tortoises please , thank you

only one pic came up , ill try and load the other now ,it doesnt show whether they load or not .

Hiya,

Despite the length of the tail (quite long), I think this may be a female - though can't be 100% - have you more photos of the underside please?

Definite male:-)

Are they quite greedy as both are very large for two year olds:-)

Kindest Regards
Darren

hi so you think both female ? i will try and post the underside pics of both ,but having trouble as it doesnt show if they have uploaded or not,the top one isnt that greedy but the bottom one is,their weights are 11ozs and 15ozs ,the  under carriage on both is 5 inches long . thank you

hoping they have uploaded

Female:-)

Sorry - Female for the first photo - the lighter coloured one and male for the second - the darker one

HTH
Darren

hi thanks for confirming , glad i wont have to change any names now :) do you think the size and weights are ok for their ages too? thanks 

Hiya,

Can't be 100% with the female - though very probable.
They're definitely a bit on the large side, so I'd look at cutting down on the volume of food they're given to slow their growth down a bit. In the wild it would take around 5+ years to attain this size, which is why they're not so smooth and their bone density may not be quite what it should be.

Have you noticed any strange behaviour from the male.....butting or anything at all?

hi we bought them in september and on the import paperwork it said they were 2 yrs old , we thought they looked a bit on the big side ,compared to the 1 yr olds we saw at another shop, the girl has put on 1 oz since we got them and the boy 4 ozs , and there hasnt been any butting from the male .

It's unusual to see imported tortoises that have obviously been kept captive for so long and so overfed:-( At east they have a good home now:-)
Best of Luck with them and please keep in contact:-)

To be honest we thought they looked about 5 years old, we only intended to buy one , but they were the only 2 left,in a vivarium,looking bored ,so we couldnt leave one behind,they are really friendly and seem content and settled now,thanks for your replys.will probably have more questions in the future no doubt  :)

You're very welcome:-)