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Old 02-04-2008, 10:58 PM
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how do you sex map turtles and read eared sliders?
I have 2 larger map turtles(4 inch shell) 2 smaller about 1 1/2 in shell and 2 smaller res turtles 2in shell.
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Upload some pictures?

At that size they may be too small to tell though.

Males are likely to be smaller, have longer claws,and will probably at some stage let you know they are packing goods haha
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See my answer to the same question in this thread how long to tell gener of turtles
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the males will also have a long tail that will curve around towards the leg
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the males will also have a long tail that will curve around towards the leg
LOL I wonder if the females get moody once a month?
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