Help sexing my turtle
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How old are your razor backs?
Any chance of posting some pictures up? Could be a situation where they are still too young to sex
Any chance of posting some pictures up? Could be a situation where they are still too young to sex
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Ok, well the male should have a big long chuncky tail, (almost looks like another leg) and the female will have a short stumpy-like tail.
Hi, believe we were just chatting on preloved?
Males will have a large tail, almost the length of a rear leg, will a large bulge at the base.
Females will have a short stumpy tail that will not extend much beyond the edge of the shell.
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Haha hi again, so there's a noticeable difference?
mine are pretty much the same but wont be able to tell properly till i get back and have a look...Also is it possible to estimate there age?
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Yes, there is a noticeable difference between sexes (only once mature though)
It's not really possible to visually estimate the age of a turtle once they hit adult size.
My adult male above has to be 10-15 years of age (and that may be a conservative estimate!). He has lost all the patternation on his shell and is just over 6inches carapace length.
If yours are 5 inch carapace length and still have distinct shell patternation you can assume they are young adults and you should be able to sex them quite easily at that size too.
It's not really possible to visually estimate the age of a turtle once they hit adult size.
My adult male above has to be 10-15 years of age (and that may be a conservative estimate!). He has lost all the patternation on his shell and is just over 6inches carapace length.
If yours are 5 inch carapace length and still have distinct shell patternation you can assume they are young adults and you should be able to sex them quite easily at that size too.
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