how to you tell the sex of a turtle?

Question

How can i tell if my turtle is a boy or a girl?

Answer 1

boys have a penis girls have a vagina :)

Answer 2

1. It is hard to ID a small or young turtle. Even experts have a hard time witht his.

2. Most turtles follow this basic rule:
- Males have incurved belly shells (plastrons), and long thin tails with the cloaca vent nearer the tip.
- Females have flat or outcurved plastrons and short wide tails with the cloaca nearer the base of the tail.

3. Some male semi-aquatic U. S. turtles (sliders, cooters, etc.) have long front claws.

4. Some of the box turtles can go by eye color- red or bright eyes for males, brown or duller eyes for females.

5. In most turtles, the female is larger- but that only helps if you know both are abotu the same age.

6. In many turtles, the male is more brightly colored, but that only helps if you can compare several turtles side by side.

7. in some other species, there are other specific things you can look for, but #2 will still help you the most.

Answer 3

Depends on the type of turtle. Most male water turtles (red eared sliders, painted turtles, river cooters, ect.) have much longer nails on their front feet: These nails are waved into the face of a female as part of their mating ritual... females who continue leaving dispite continued attempts are usually left alone in favor of females who DO respond. Males also have relatively long, thick, tails. The extra length aids in allowing the male to successfully wrap his tail around the female's for copulation.

Land turtles (box turtles, and many of the tortoise species) tend to have roughly equal tails and nails -- but males have a slope on their undershells, as if their entire underside is a gaint spoon. This slope ensures easier mating with females, which are mounted from behind.

There seems to be no tempermental differences in any of the many species of turtles (which makes them different reptiles from, say, the American Alligator; females of that species tend to be extremely territorial, while males are largely wonderers). No parental care of turtle hatchlings is assumed by either parent aside from the female producing a nest to lay the eggs in. Once the eggs are laid, they're on their own -- win or lose. Turtles also do not mate for life, unless the same partner is the only one availible season to season. (I mention all of this just in case you've a mind to try breeding your turtle to another of the opposite sex.)

Answer 4

Turn on some porn and put the turtle in front of the TV. If it watches, intently, it is a boy. If that is unequivocal, you might consider looking for external genitalia.

Answer 5

How old/big is your slider?. There's a good answer below and I would guess a male from what you have said. Is his tail pointy (male) or more rounded/blunt (female)?

Answer 6

If the underside is concaved it is a male if it protrudes out it is a female, if the nails are longer it is a male if they are shorter it is a female

Answer 7

http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-if-a-Turtle-Is-Male-or-Female

Answer 8

im not sure but i think if their belly part is dark is a boy and if its light its a girl

Answer 9

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