It is not difficult to distinguish male and female tortoises. Males have thick and long tails, while females are round and short. In particular, the tip of the nose of the male hawk-billed tortoise will turn red during the breeding season and the chin will be slightly reddish.

Female hawk-billed tortoises lay eggs once a year, 1 egg at a time, and hatch in about 115 days between 28 and 30 degrees, which is much longer than that of general tortoise species. Newborn hatchlings are about 3 cm long. Eagle-billed tortoises are very difficult to raise, especially young eagle-billed tortoises, which are only suitable for veterans, but the mortality rate is still high. So it's best to think twice before buying a hawk-billed tortoise.