Is my baby a girl??

[promisetolove]

This is one of my res babies. About 9 months old. I have another res, who has a tiny little tail with no bulge at the top like this one. (I'm assuming to hold eggs?) and I have a missi map who is so small and I can't tell yet ..

Can anyone tell or not if this one is a female??

Thanks guys

 

[sandovalmonice702]

I Most positive IT'S A GIRL

 

[Yvonne G]

Because the cloaca is so far away from the body, it looks male to me. What do the front claws look like? Males have very long front claws.

 

[mike taylor]

Thatv tail says male . Are thr nails long on the front feet? If so its for sure male .

 

[promisetolove]

What about how my other res has a tiny little tail and they are both same size and age?? The other turtle doesn't look like it has a bulge at all on it..
I dunno it's so hard to tell ??


Bigger tail turtle ^

Little tail turtle :



Both compared :

 

[diamondbp]

It's a young male. The fingernails will grow longer with age but its no doubt a male. Looks like you have a pair my friend. I'm 100% positive on this. You can take it to the bank

 

[mike taylor]

I agree you have a male and female . I Would split them up and not let them breed . There is way to many now with no home . You can keep them together just don' t let the eggs hatch .

 

[promisetolove]

Thanks for the information guys .. !!

I don't plan on breeding them.. I understand the high volume of turtles in rescues being euthanized etc . And I think it's horrific. (If I was wealthy I would love to donate to these rescues but unfortunately I just don't have the money to do so)
I'm not a turtle breeder and I don't plan on breeding them... Not only that but their from the same clutch (I dunno if that matters with turtles but anyway) not planning on breeding them..
I love animals more then anything.

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Also, I thought aquatic turtles had to lay eggs in some sort of land for them to be good eggs??? And that if laid in the water their no good? ( not sure if this information is correct)
I don't plan on separating them at the moment as they all seem to be getting along .. Will they just automatically try and mate? Since they are only 9 months isn't that a little young for mating ??

 

[promisetolove]

And can anyone tell me which one is female and which one is male? I just want to be able to tell the sex of them

 

[diamondbp]

And can anyone tell me which one is female and which one is male? I just want to be able to tell the sex of them

the one with the longer tail is the male

 

[promisetolove]

And can anyone tell me which one is female and which one is male? I just want to be able to tell the sex of them

the one with the longer tail is the male

Thank you so much