Those turtles sure are fortunate to be alive. Like I said before, nice save(s). I would be like you in that I would pay to have them repaired.

Hard for me to say about male/female boldness. My captive raised female mud turtles are as fearless as can be and will literally swim on their backs if they think I will feed them. But then again, they never offer to bite when held and yet my males will happily bite when annoyed.