Male or female?

[aussie1]

Just wanted peoples oppinions on what sex this murray turtle is

 

[aussie1]

Bump

 

[odd_ball]

100% male

 

[cris]

female

 

[missllama]

aussie1 are u going to try breeding?
if u are good luck i have always wanted to breed turtles

 

[odd_ball]

female

good guess chris...:shock:

 

[Kitah]

pictures didnt load on this computer properly (stupid internet...) but from what i can see, female. females have smaller and shorter tails than the males, and the cloaca is closer to the edge of the plastron in the females vs males.

 

[richardsc]

female,males have longer tails

 

[gman78]

looks like female is winning

 

[albino]

definite female

 

[callith]

i would have said male

 

[aussie1]

I am going to breed them when i sort out what ones are what sex.

I have to sex a few of them so i though i would start with the smallest one.

Is there anyone on here who is a turtle specialist and can give a definititve answer?

These buggers can be hard to sex at times.

 

[Kyro]

Try expansa1(Craig), if he is still around. I reckon he would be your best bet

 

[Fireflyshuffle]

This is going to be a good topic!! i also have to murrays i am not sure of the sex. Now looking at yours i have one looking exactly the same as yours and ive researched and always thought male, because i have another thats tail is half the size of that and really stump. i might actually put my turts on here too if thats ok? might help with the differenct size of tails

 

[swampie]

I don't know much about turtles but your looks like a female to me with it's short stout little tail, i have a definite male(i have seen him extend his private bits) and his tail would be twice as long as your turtles.

 

[aussie1]

Yeah post away, it would be good if we could both could learn a certain method of determining there sex.

Any turtle experts please lend your assistance!

 

[Fireflyshuffle]

sexing

I have two short necks i will post pics up showin you there tails. see how we go
the first pic is what i think(thought) was a male and the second and third is the what i thought female with the short stumpy tail.
tell us what you think. there three years old now so still got lots more growing

 

[Pythonking]

male

 

[Fireflyshuffle]

yeh....WHICH one.. if you read theres two.. both different

 

[Pythonking]

ah your left is a boy and right is a girl