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ok well i have a three toed box turtle and im not too sure how old or if he/she is male or female(im pretty sure female but) ok well my turtle has a flat bottom of the shell...she/he has orange-brown-redish eyes...her tail is pretty short and the thing~a~ma~bob well i cant really tell if its directly under her tail or in side the shell but...i will get some pictures soon...how old do u think it is?? he/she is 5in. and i bought her like a year ago and she was 4in.not too sure how old....please help!!

three toed males generally dont have a concave shell, some have round plastrons... some might have a small indentation, the eyes might be discolored if s/he doesn't have the right type of lighting usually the eyes get dull or pale if they are kept poorly
the cloaca in females is just outside the plastron edge males it's down towards the middle of the tail,
I'd estimate your turtle at 4-5 years old, maybe a little older not much though, growth usually slows way down(from almost 1 inch every year) after 5 years of age, then after sexual maturity the growth slows to a near halt
hope that helps
good luck!

ok well its getting there soo far i mean atleast i now shes 4-5 yrs old...just cant tell male or female..i will send some pictures in in like a week or soo but still anyhelp would work she has like the plain olive kinda colored shell not so colorful...and like an orange chin with dark brown on the top of her head and 5 nails in the front but 3 in the back..y is there 5 in the front?? well any help or questions for me to answer about her sex then that would be great! thanks rouen