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My musk turtle hatchling just arrived, he is about the size of a quarter. His plastron is curved in on the bottom, does that mean he is a male, or are they like RES, where you can't tell until they are older?

ANyway, he is doing good so far, he ate a third of a stick of reptomin and is busy exploring his new tank
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Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04

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Too small to tell. Wait a year or two.
Then you will be able to tell from the tail.
Male stinkpots have a larger area of skin betwen the scutes on the plastron than a female. But the tail will be a dead giveaway.