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RE: Scooter takes a walk

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Posted by: PHRatz at Tue Apr 4 09:57:09 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHRatz ]  
   

>>Another nice save!
>> Clearly a male but in mud turtles the tail looks even larger.

Thanks! Even though you haven't seen Scooter's tail you have me convinced that I was right in the first place, he's a she! That tail is tiny almost unnoticeable.

We have 2 male box turtles and 1 male western painted, all 3 males are aggressive animals. The females including the sulcata are all very docile laid back animals.

When I say aggressive I don't necessarily mean that they want to attack me, it's more about bravery.
They aggressively go for their food, they aggressively go after females if they're near them, they'll aggressively let you know if you are doing something to make them upset. They will aggressively defend themselves when faced by another animal they view as a threat. (a bird, cat)
Our male box who's most wild (not Chip) & the male painted will open their mouths as a warning at the least provocation, none of the females will do that.
The females all sort of take things in stride, calmly but they will show more fear in situations that males would show bravery in.
Scooter behaves like the females & is actually my least aggressive turtle. With that teensy tail & the docile manner she must be female.
Thank you so much for the education. I knew that not all books have accurate info but like I said I have no other turtles to compare Scooter to. I may never have known so much about sexing muds if you hadn't spoken up.
This is great!
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PHRatz


   

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