how do i know if my turtle id a female or male??

Answer 1

1. Tails: Male's are longer and thinner, with the vent (cloaca) nearer the end. Females are shorter and wider with the cloaca nearer the base.

2. Plastron: Male plastrons (belly shell) are incurved, females are flat or outcurved.

3. In some pond turtles, the male's foreclaws are longer.

4. In some box turtles, the males have red or orange eyes ot the females duller yellow or brown.

5. In some tortoises, the plastron under the chin is more protusive.

6. In most turtles the males are smaller and often more colorful.

In real life, you cannot tell this on small or young turtles- most of the time they have to be about 4" long to determine.

Points 5 and 6 are tough unless you can average it over several turtles.

Answer 2

The male and female turtles reproductive organs are hidden within the anal opening area. The females is about twice as close to her shell as the males. This of course depends on the size and age of the turtle as to actual distance. The males organ exits his opening and being closer to the middle of his tail helps when he curls it to reach her for mating.

Answer 3

In mature turtles the males have a curved shell on the bottom so that they can mate with the females and the females have a flat bottom shell. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

A male has a longer tail then females and the males' eyes are usually red.

Answer 5

It has something to do with what the tail looks like. Now I could not tell you which is which, but you maybe able to find a turtle web site that will tell you.

Answer 6

males have longer tail s than the females

Answer 7

by the color of the eyes. red means male and yellow female

Answer 8

first you need to tell us what kind of turtle you have

Answer 9

the males only have one ear.

Answer 10

i think it is the way the tale is ...