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Post Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:17 pm   turtle sexing

Hi, I'm new here but have done tons of reading the past few days. I've been trying to determine the sex of my 3 res and finally found a site with pictures that helped tremendously. I knew the criteria but it was just helpful to "see" an example. I've determined I have 1 girl and 2 boys. :)

http://www.picolio.com/staticpages/inde ... cTurtleSex
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Post Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:49 pm   

hi cam and welcome
I love the pictures them males nails look scary hey? my baby is too young to sex shes only like 1.5 inches but at this point looks like a she from the nails and the vent/tail could change in time the name is Nena if a girl and nehemiah if its a boy later?Isn't this forum gr8 :?: I have learned so much here,thanks for your contribution too. tell us about your little guys & gal what size age and housing etc.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:43 am   

when the rest of the site gets done, i will need lots of people to submit lots of pictures!
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:16 am   COol

I 'll submit some pics if you need any.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:50 pm   

That was a very good site, thanks for posting it :D
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:06 am   

i have both 2 girl turts and i has hoping 4 1 male a nd 1 female
is there a chance that my tank is getting to cold?
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:33 pm   

I think my 3 turts are too small to determine what sex they are.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:35 pm   

probably they need to be atleast 4in. to tell for shure.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:38 pm   

Yeah, mine are still babies. My biggest is 2'' and my smallest is about 1.5''
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:01 pm   

my turts are now 4 and a half inches! and they look to be both males :( even though i love them it would be nice to get them a play mate!!! :wink: :wink:
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:08 pm   

mines 1/2 and other 1
is there a chance that my tank is getting to cold?
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:18 pm   

Is it ok to trim my turtle's nails when they grow longer.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:55 pm   

Male turtles have long nails for a reason, and they shouldn't be cut. If you're getting scratched when you pick him up, use a towel.

There's a vein in the nail of the turtle, and there's the chance of cutting it, and your turtle will bleed. I'd leave the nails alone.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:25 pm   

Oops. Glad I found this thread o.o;. I named my female turtle Wallace... =O. Lol. Now I have to think of a new name for her... hmmm...
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:26 pm   

Could always call her Walnut
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