i have 2 turtles,can some tell how i can tell male from female turtles?

Answer 1

Being able to tell a boy turtle from a girl turtle is actually very hard for a lot of people. The following information is a general description of the differences between girl and boy turtles.
Male turtles usually have a flat or concave plastron (better for fitting on top the female during breeding). Male turtles usually have the opening (cloaca) about 2/3 from the shell towards the tip of the tail. Male turtles have long claws on their front legs (this helps them grip onto their mate) and often have longer and fatter tails than female turtles.

Female turtles ususally have a flat or convex plastron to keep more room for the turtle eggs. The opening (cloaca) closer to the shell. Female turtles have shorter claws than the males do and have smaller tails.

However when turtles are young its extremely hard to tell them apart. Most people cannot tell whether they have a boy or girl turtles until its an adult.

Answer 2

Telling apart a Male from a Female can be pretty hard if the turtle is at a young stage, but easier as the turtle grows older into juveniles and adults. It doesn't really rely on age, but rather by size. This features will be easily visible on turtles of 4" or larger, depending on over all average size of your species of turtle. Note: This Male/Female information can be applied to sliders and other turtles of similar race. Not all turtles will display these features.

First off, the male turtle usually tends to have a concave plastron (bottom shell). The reason for this is because he has to stay on the female's carapace (upper shell) to breed. It would be rather hard to do this task if the shell was flat. He would be slipping and falling off of her. Another attribute the male has is a much longer and thicker shell, then that of the female. The anal hole is also usually past the carapacial rim (end of shell). He must slide his tail under hers to copulate. On some species, longer foreclaws are prevelant. .

Some species that have them are Painted, Sliders, Cooters, and Map turtles. These claws are used in some sort of breeding ritual. The male will show the appearance of caressing the females cheeks. Of course they have more purposes than just breeding. They are used in showing dominance to another turtle, stating "This is my territory, I'm telling you to stay out of it," or just a simple "Hi, how are you doing?" Coloration in some species is also an indicator of sex. In male Box turtles, the male tends to have red eyes. In Spotted turtles, males have tan chins and brown eyes.

There are also ways to tell if your turtle is a female. The first of course is to look at the plastron, females are flat or slightly convex. The reasoning behind this is because, she has to hold the eggs, and she wouldn't have enough room to do so if she was like the male and it was concave. The tail of a female is short and the anal opening is before the carapacial rim. In most species of turtle, the female's front claws are short, they do not have to show breeding rituals because the female doesn't have to convince the male who she is. The one that says who breeds is the female. Coloration is also an indicator in this gender as well. Female Box turtles usually have brown eyes.

Male turtles also will have their reproductive organs come out of their opening on the tail . This is commonly known as prolapse. This condition is perfectly normal, and is most often confused with an organ prolapse. It doesn't hurt much, but it is very annoying. It's a normal occurrence and we don't know why it happens. Make sure you watch your turtle so it goes back in. If this happens a lot, it may cause distress. You might need the help of a veterinarian. If your turtle is on dry land when this happens, put us in luke warm water to help keep it moist. Occasionally, the erect reproductive organ remains fully engorged and cannot be retracted. This condition is called paraphimosis. Veterinary intervention is necessary in these cases to prevent permanent damage to the reproductive organ.

Those are the easiest and most basic ways to tell if you have a male or female turtle. Almost all species follow these rules, but not all. Some female Box turtles have red eyes, while some males have brown eyes. Some male specimens have shown a short tail. The above is what the majority show. Baby turtles do not usually display these characteristics until they mature.

Answer 3

Male turtles have very long tails and female’s tails are slightly shorter than the male. Male turtles may also have a slightly concave bottom shell (like the "inside" of a spoon). Female turtles tend to be bigger than the males.
http://www.chelonia.org/sexing/sexing_Clemmys_guttata.htm

Answer 4

There are three ways to sex this species, two involve the tail and one the front claws. These methods will not have application for very young specimens as in the photo of the young Eastern Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) below. As Painted turtles mature the differences become apparent. Looking at the pictures below of C. picta marginata / C. picta picta intergrade specimens, the animal on the left has a longer tail which is wider at its base. The female on the right has a smaller tail in terms of both length as well as width. The second method involves the cloacal opening. The cloacal opening of the male Painted turtle on the left (same C. p. picta / C. p. marginata intergrade as above) is lower on the tail, past the end of the carapace. The cloacal opening of the female C. p. marginata on the right is much closer to the base of the tail. The third method of differentiating the sexes in Chrysemys picta is the length of the front claws. Males have much longer front claws which they wave and stroke the female with during courtship. Note the length of the front claws on the male on the left below a compared with the female on the right. By using the above methods it becomes quite easy to determine the sex of Painted turtles with a glance. In particular if both sexes are present, as in the photograph below, the identification becomes automatic.

Answer 5

If you look in the crotch region of male turtles, they'll have a skin flap hiding its penis.

Female turtles have a small hole below the anus, under the tail area.

Answer 6

Males have longer tails, and the bottom of their shells are more concave so they can mount the females. Females have shorter tails, and the bottom part of their shell is flatter. Good Luck!!

Answer 7

check out this link http://members.shaw.ca/turtles/sexing.htm

or if in doubt you could use the needle and cotton trick, thread the cotton through the needle and hang over the shell, if the needle swings from side to side its a male and if it goes round and round it's female

Answer 8

I'm not trying to say anything inappropriate here but you can look under their shells to tell and look it up online or watch the animal planet because they give great tips on pets. Hope this helped you.

Answer 9

Males got long tails, and females have shorter tails.

Answer 10

OK im not completely sure im sorry.. but if my memory serves me the spots/designs on the females shell are darker