Leopard tortoises how to divide male and female, male and female can be raised together?

The sex of the leopard tortoise is difficult to distinguish when it is young, usually when it grows to more than 15 centimeters. The sexes can be distinguished by the characteristics of their plastrons and tails. Normally, the opening and closing of the tail of the plastron of the male tortoise is relatively large, while that of the female tortoise is relatively small; The plastron of male tortoise has depression, the plastron of female tortoise is relatively flat; The male tortoise has a longer tail, while the female tortoise has a shorter tail.

1. how to divide the leopard tortoise into male and female

The sex characteristics of the leopard tortoise are not obvious in the larval stage, and they are usually roughly distinguished when they grow to more than 15 centimeters. Generally according to their different characteristics of the plastron and tail to distinguish between the sexes, under normal circumstances, the male turtle's plastron tail open and close than the female turtle's degree will be large, the male turtle's plastron will have a very obvious depression, the female tortoise's plasteron is relatively flat, and the male tortoise's tail is relatively long, the female turtle's tail is shorter.

2. leopard tortoise male and female can be kept together?

Leopard tortoise is not recommended to be kept together. They grow larger as adults, and male turtles are larger than female turtles, if the space can not meet their growth needs, it will limit their activities, and then affect their normal growth.

It is generally recommended to keep them separately, and then put them together when they are in estrus. Separate maintenance can provide them with wider growth space, allow them to move freely, and also reduce the spread of diseases. Leopard tortoises put together, more prone to disputes, their size is too large, once attacked each other, the degree of injury will be relatively large, if the conditions are sufficient, it is recommended to separate them for maintenance.