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StephF
at Thu Jan 24 20:56:30 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]
I too have heard that Three-toeds can be a challenge to sex.
I would also say that ANY yearling/juvenile box turtle will a challenge to sex.
Really, you have to look at the classic indicators in aggregate: I have female Easterns here with concave plastrons, some with red eyes, some with thick tails, some with thick hind claws, some with flatter carapaces than some males.
I have a turtle here that was as big as, if not bigger than, most of the adults: didn't have a particularly long or thick tail, had reddish brown eyes like several of the females, hind claws weren't obviously thicker than the females', plastron was slightly concave, skin a fairly uniform brown, carapace not very colorful at all. I named it Pat because I just wasn't 100% sure about its gender.  I had it here for over a year before it finally settled the matter by fanning his penis. Turns out that, as big as he was, he wasn't fully grown (he's HUGE now...may be a record setter for VA).
Go figure.
I think that you'll just have to wait to be sure.
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RE: determining sex in a young three-toe - StephF, Thu Jan 24 20:56:30 2008