It's Knobby/Mary knobbins saga again😞Looking female actually. Although red eyes are common in males, "she" still lacks those talon, curved-like nails on the hind feet which the male uses to pry open the females shell so they have access to do the deed.
The cloaca is also close to the shell, but it still may be too early.
I had a little girl box turtle with red eyes so that doesn't tell me anything. And the tail looks like a Phillips screwdriver but I don't trust a single animal to be truthful. Red eyes=boy. Phillips screwdriver tail=girl. How about Mat for a nickname.🤗
Yes, some Eastern females are known to have red eyes however there is another indicator beyond the eye color, cloaca location, carapace, and concave plastron…..one that’s not discussed much but it definitely can help to validate a sub/adult gender and that is the size/color of the hind legs and feet…including the claws.
He will be going through tranzition for a while. It's 2023, I have license and I like the name "Eradicator" or "Earthshaker" but will prob go with "Matildo"(get your mind out of the gutter) because I'm lazy and don't like to write out the other names.male lolololololol another sex change...
That's what I think (box)...because they are...He will be going through tranzition for a while. It's 2023, I have license and I like the name "Eradicator" or "Earthshaker" but will prob go with "Matildo"(get your mind out of the gutter) because I'm lazy and don't like to write out the other names.
Nicknames run in my family.....Dad had names for all of us as I have nicknames for my kids and pets. I used to call Clemson; "Clem-sun"....from the Green Berets movie with John Wayne. I have been calling him Matildo for two years hen I greet him.
lol
LA, full disclosure.....I got my first Box turtle at around 6 years old when Dad brought one home. "Urtle" of course. I thought they were called Box turtles well, cause they fit in a box! The common sense of a child.
And then you wonder why your daughter loves unusual critters 🤔🤗😊He will be going through tranzition for a while. It's 2023, I have license and I like the name "Eradicator" or "Earthshaker" but will prob go with "Matildo"(get your mind out of the gutter) because I'm lazy and don't like to write out the other names.
Nicknames run in my family.....Dad had names for all of us as I have nicknames for my kids and pets. I used to call Clemson; "Clem-sun"....from the Green Berets movie with John Wayne. I have been calling him Matildo for two years hen I greet him.
lol
LA, full disclosure.....I got my first Box turtle at around 6 years old when Dad brought one home. "Urtle" of course. I thought they were called Box turtles well, cause they fit in a box! The common sense of a child.