How can you tell if a turtle is a girl or boy?

Question

because im trying to figure out a name for the turtle im getting but i thought about it what if he's a boy or what if he is a girl. so i really would like to know how would i know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

A boy turtle will have a slight curve inward on his bottom shell. This helps him not fall off during mating. his tail will be slightly longer and narrower. A female will either be completely flat or slightly rounded out on her bottom shell. Her tail will be shorter and chubbier.

Answer 2

Different methods of sexing are appropriate for different turtle groups.


In the endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, for example, there are no
recognisable sex features on the exterior of the animal (or at least none
are known). The only way currently established is to perform surgery (i.e.
insert cameras) and directly examine the (internal) genitals - obviously
not something that's very pleasant for the human or the turtle! Research is
currently underway to assess the use of hormone levels in the blood for
sexing these animals LINK .



Luckily in many turtles much simpler methods are possible. For example, the
pattern and colour of the back legs of some pond turtles is sex-specific,
as is the presence of long claws on the front feet (males have them,
females don't). Few hard and fast rules apply, and the ease of sex
determination varies considerably between species, but some good guidelines
are:


Males often have fatter, bigger tails than females.
Males have the vent (cloaca) about 2/3 from the shell towards
the tip of the tail. Females have it closer to the shell.
Males have a flat or concave plastron (bottom shell) - so it will
fit better on top of the female. Females have a flat or convex
plastron - so there is more space for eggs.
Male sliders grow long claws on their front legs.

Detailed information on the mating behaviour of box turtles is
available online. There are many WWW pages dealing with turtles, including
care in captivity LINK1 ,<
a href="http://pw2.netcom.com/~vmh/index.html"> LINK2 , conservation and biology. Try any search
engine.

Clearly turtles themselves must be able to tell the sex of other turtles
of the same species that they meet, but they probably use very different
methods to those that humans can use, with special sex-specific scents or
subtle behavioural clues. Not a great deal is known about how they achieve
this! In the North American tortoises, the secretions of glands under the
jaw is used in courtship. Unfortunately, you'd have to be a tortoise
yourself to use this in determining gender.

Answer 3

There are differences for different species but a fairly standard rule is that the plastron "bottom" of a turtle is concaved then its a male, if its flat its a femal.

Answer 4

Get a couple of turtles, the one on top is the male!

Answer 5

i only no if it is a boy or a girl if it is a box turtle, and if its a box turtle and the head is orange then its a girl but if it is red its a boy.

Answer 6

a female turtle has a flat belly shell and a male turtle will have a inward concaved belly shell so that when mating he does not slide off....

Answer 7

it totaly depends on your species of turtle.. it has to be sexually mature with almost any species or you wont be able to tell so if its a baby forget about it..

if its an adult then find your local reptile shop (NOT PETCO) and someone there should be able to tell you. If they cant then find another reptile shop.

Answer 8

female turtle:
flat belly shell
light colored eyes, yellow, brown etc

male turtle:

inward concaved belly shell
dark colored eyes, orange, red, etc

Answer 9

Take him to a pet shop and they will check for you

Answer 10

kick him between the legs if he seems hurt hes boy