how do i know if my Red-eared Slider turtle is a male or female i have 2 of them actually....lemme know if someone has a answer!! thanks!
2006-10-27 07:44:08 · 7 answers · asked by Princess 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
okkk one is really small and is bigger than the other and has a darker orange marking the other one is smaller with a lighter orange marking....i can't really tell with the claws?!
2006-10-27 07:50:28 · update #1
Sexing individuals older than about a year, can best be accomplished by way of comparison. Males have very long front claws and a longer tail. Males also tend to have a concave ventral shell as compared to that of females. And when full grown, females are significantly larger than males (F: 11"-12" vs. M: 8"-9").
2006-10-27 07:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by obsolete_allurement 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. You cannot tell on small turtles. They need to be around 4" long before you can be sure.
2. With the Red-ear, the male will develop longer forclaws to use during the courtship ritual.
3. In all turtles, the male will have a longer, thinner tail with the cloacal opening (vent) nearer the tip. The female's will be short and wide, with the vent near the base.
4. The belly shell (plastron) in a male is incurved, the female's is flat or outcurved.
Check http://ww.redearslider.com or http://www.austinsturtlepage.com for more information.
2006-10-27 08:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are young you shouldn't have a problem keeping them together at first compatibility-wise, but you have to make sure you have enough room for them later when they get big (up to twelve inches of shell each!). If you are buying both as adults from a pet store, you may want to watch and make sure that you don't pick two hugely aggressive turtles. If you have had one for a long time and are introducing another into the tank, you want to be very careful. The one who has been there longer will most likely show signs of territorial aggression, in which case one turtle will end up attacked and/or dead (I don't know how often the latter happens, but turtles do fight). So long as you keep the tank large enough (I would say at least 55 gallons for the two) and make sure they don't fight, they should be okay. You can feed them in separate containers if you're worried about them being greedy over food, but if you start doing this, you have to keep doing it, as they're going to battle it out once you start feeding them together.
2016-05-22 01:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmales have long nails which they use for mating. Females have short nails. that is the easiest way to tell,
2006-10-27 07:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Courtney B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive heard that females have spikier heads
2006-10-27 10:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the females have longer claws
i have on too(male)hs name is dan dan the can man
2006-10-27 07:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by chuckles82791 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
females have longer claws:)
2006-10-27 07:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by Lori 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋