I recently noticed that two out of my four turtles' neck is now red instead of orange. Could this mean I can now tell if they are male or female? Thanx in advance!
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Changed Colors
bl1ss5m
Jul 09, 2005 03:16 PM
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chrysemys
Jul 12, 2005 01:03 PM
No, you can not tell the sex of the turtle from that. Depending on the age there are 2 things you can look at, the location of their cloaca (tail size), and the length of their nails. Males will have a longer fatter tail and there cloaca will be farther down the tail, past the edge of the shell. They will also have long front nails when they are older. Females will have short skinny tails, and there cloaca is usually before or right at the edge of the shell. They will not have the enlongated front nails like the males.
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.
