How can you tell the gender apart in turtles?

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eri_9193 asked:

I have two red-ear slider turtles. I need help determining their gender. Please help. I need animal experts here.



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4 Responses to 'How can you tell the gender apart in turtles?'

  1. Rover Fan - August 4th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Usually you can tell by the length of the front claws. A males claws will be much longer then a females.
    The male will also have a longer tail than a female. Females are bigger than males. The vent at the base of the tail on a female is closer to the edge of the shell than a males.

  2. Sammyjo - August 7th, 2009 at 6:46 am

    You can also tell the gender of turtles because of there color. Male are brighter colors and females are darker colors.

  3. Peek prays for Isis - August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Total Body length: 5-8″ average for males, up to 12 inches max for females. Life span: 15-25+ years
    Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You can’t start sexing till about 3” across. As the turtle ages they become a dark green.

  4. Shallah - August 14th, 2009 at 4:23 am

    male turtles shells are slightly concave, so that when they climb all doggie style on top of girls, they don’t fall off.


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