Turtle - male or female?

[barbed_wire_dove]

We aquired this little fella today and was just wondering if its a male or female?
and how you tell?

thanks in advance.

 

[JAS101]

i think its female

 

[barbed_wire_dove]

cool. thanks =D ... i suppose we should change her name then. at the moment its 'killer'. lol.

 

[TahneeMaree]

Nah, Killer sounds like a pretty spunky name for a female

 

[-Andrew-]

It looks to be a male to me.
By looking at the shell scutes at the base of tail.

 

[JasonL]

I was thinking the same thing Andrew...lol

 

[Jakee]

Maybe you might be able to get a shot of how long its tail is ?
That will usually determine if its a male or female...

 

[Walker]

Yea i think its a male to but could be wrong any chance of a side on pick.

 

[Bearded_Lady]

Also judging by the shape of the plastron at the base of the tail I would go for male... but long necks can be notoriously deceptive when it comes to secondary sexual characteristics.

 

[JAS101]

i thought the females needed the larger area at the backend to help store the eggs?

maybe i have it the wrong way around ? i couldnt find my ELN book .
i might have to flip one of my males over ..

 

[Chrisreptile]

I was thinking male when i first saw the photo's.

The narrower/sharper V is a male compared to a more U shaped female.

 

[barbed_wire_dove]

thanks for all the replies!!
ill try and get some better photos =)

 

[-Peter]

Male, no debate.

 

[barbed_wire_dove]

lol, then maybe the name 'killer' will stay =)
sorry i havent got around to getting more photos yet. i have barely even had time to eat between my 3 jobs.
i'll get some up tonight if i dont come home and die.

 

[joebyrnes]

sex of turtle

What I was told was that if the v is very sharp or tight it is a male if it is very slight orsoft it is a female. we have a turtle and we used this system and we named him terrance and he comes to his name being called.:lol:

 

[barbed_wire_dove]

What I was told was that if the v is very sharp or tight it is a male if it is very slight orsoft it is a female. we have a turtle and we used this system and we named him terrance and he comes to his name being called.:lol:

haha he comes to his name?
sweet as. what a smart little guy!

 

[ecosnake]

its only young you will find out in 50 years or so