Can some one who knows please answer this for me!?

Question

I need to talk to some one who raises or breeds Eastern Box Turtles please! I have 7 new babies they will be a year old in October and I can't tell the sex of them, I know how to tell in the adults but unsure about these lil ones, is there a way to tell or is it just too soon, and how old will they need to be before I can tell male from female?

For the first 3 answers I already know all of that but babies are different, the don't have any colors... I know how to tell in adults bit not the babies...

Answer 1

It is really hard to sex baby turtles 100% of the time.

On the other hand- with 7 of them, you should be able to compare the primary characteristics against each other. In each category, you should get some that are pretty obviously male, and others that are pretty obviously female, and a couple that are still iffy after all that- which is why so many lists of zoo births or babies for sale list things like 2m, 2f, 3?.

- which have the longest tails? The longest and thinnest are probably males, the shortest and widest are probably female.

- Belly shape- which are incurved, which are slightly bulgy? (This does not show up well in babies.) Incurved are males, flat or outcurved are female.

- Eye color (for Boxies only!)- which are 'bright' (red, orange), which are 'dull' (brown)? Brights may be male.

Answer 2

Male box turtles about 90% of the time are found to have red or orange irises, while females tend to have yellow or brown irises. Sometimes eye color may not be enough to determine the gender of a turtle. Males and females have been found with opposite eye colors as well as green and white irises. Another way to tell the gender of a box turtle is to look at the lower half of the plastron (bottom shell). Males will have a concave (depressed) plastron, while females will have a flat or slightly convex (pushed out) plastron. Even further, the shape of the turtle's shell might help determine the box turtle's gender. Females typically have shells that are higher domed and rounder in appearance as opposed to males that seem to have a lower shell height and more oval or oblong appearance.

Answer 3

Box turtles breed in early spring but may have practice matings in the fall. Females lay 3 to 8 eggs in early summer which hatch in a few months. The newborns may overwinter in the nest. Males and females can often be told apart by their eye color. Males have red eyes, and females have yellow, brown, or marble eyes. This is not always the case though so it is better to determine the sex by examining the shell and tail. Males have a concave it dents inward shell so they can mount the female, and her shell fits in that spot and a thicker and longer tail.
Here's a link to this page!

Answer 4

Box turtles breed in early spring but may have practice matings in the fall. Females lay 3 to 8 eggs in early summer which hatch in a few months. The newborns may overwinter in the nest. Males and females can often be told apart by their eye color. Males have red eyes, and females have yellow, brown, or marble eyes. This is not always the case though so it is better to determine the sex by examining the shell and tail. Males have a concave (it dents inward) shell (so they can mount the female, and her shell fits in that spot) and a thicker and longer tail.
Here's a link to this page!
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/boxcare.htm

Answer 5

It sounds like it is the color of their eyes. Check this website.