Male or female?

[katelyn0974]

Now that I know this is an organ, I was told as hatchlings this was a female. While soaking the other day I saw "her" head lowered in the water, her rear up in the air, and a little something poking out from "her" under shell. Thoughts?

 

[Yvonne G]

When turtles and tortoises are hatchlings, they all look female. The males don't start to develop the male characteristics until they reach a size where they are getting sexually mature. Your box turtle is male.

 

[katelyn0974]

When turtles and tortoises are hatchlings, they all look female. The males don't start to develop the male characteristics until they reach a size where they are getting sexually mature. Your box turtle is male.

Thanks Yvonne! Now I need to change his name.

 

[Yvonne G]

Not necessarily. I kinda' think odd ball names are cute. I have a female cat named Spencer.

 

[leigti]

I didn't change my tortoises name either, they don't care what you call them.