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Hi folks,

This 3-toed has a stub tail so I am having a hard time figuring out if it is a male or female.

It's eyes are red, but it's plastron is flat.

Any help would be wonderful.

Thank you!

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Kelly Wood

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Ed
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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

Thank you Ed. I was leaning that way, but the stubbiness of the tail was throwing me off.
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Kelly Wood

1.1 Cherry Head Redfoots
1.0 Brazillian Redfoots
0.0.2 Leopard tortoises
1.1 Sandfire Bearded Dragons
1.0 Maliuromastyx
0.2 Dogs
2.2 Parakeets
1.3.1 Eastern box turtles
2.6.1 three-toed box turtles
0.2 white, black tail japenese bantams

looks male to me the base looks to fat to be female.
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Can you get a picture of the head, and a picture of the hind feet? Sometimes the shape of both can help ID gender in box turtles. Three-toeds seem to be the hardest to determine.

Katrina

I agree. A picture of the head and back claws will help a lot. From just the tail I can't tell, because the tail looks like it could be a male or female. Three-toed males don't always have a strong concave plastron so we can't even use that as a sign for this turtle.
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Tess
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I HAVE A WILD CAUGHT EASTERN BOX TURTLE. HOW DO I TELL IF ITS MALE OR FEMALE? I KNOW THEY SAY ONE HAS RED EYES AND ONE HAS MORE BROWN. BUT IF I DONT HAVE ONE TO COMPARE IT TWO, HOW CAN I TELL.ITS MY FIRST. IVE HAD SNAKES FOR 12 YRS, BUT THIS IS A NEW ONE. IF ALL GOES WELL, I WANT A PAIR OF SPUR THIGHED.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP