Photo Gallery :: A few photos of Wizzle

[throwbackent]

And don't worry, I no longer have gravel in his tank.. I replaced it with large river rocks!

[steve]

He looks very good!

[i.love.res]

How big was he when the pictures were taken?

[throwbackent]

He was about 3.5 inches... He's 4 inches now.

[i.love.res]

Well then is it normal that my turtles who maybe is a male is 3.5 inches big, but his claws are not as long, and neiher is his tail

[steve]

@ i.love.res - are you sure you have a male?

[i.love.res]

Well i'm pretty sure he is a male as he does the fluttering thing. Or do females do the same thing?
Also the opening at his tail is pretty faraway from the base of his tail heres a pic of him

Sorry about the unclear pics, Shadow just wouldn't stay still
I'll also try to take pics of his claw if i can

[steve]

The tail pic looks like a girl.

[i.love.res]

Well, i'm not so sure as my other turtle who is about 3.34 inches has a tail thats much smaller, and its claws are also not as long.
One additional info is that my turtle is only less than a year old but is already 3.5inch, when i got him he was 2 inches and had a little shell curling. It was only later on that i found out his previous owner ( my friend who did not want it anymore) had been feeding it random amounts of food anytime he walks by the tank he tells me that usually my turtle would be fed 3-6 times under his care. I only had him for about 4 months, his previous owner had him for about 6 months i think. And so I think that is why his growth rate is so high. Anyway the obvious sign to tell if its male or female would only appear when he's about 4 inches right?
Really hoping his a male, not sure if i would be able to house two adult females

[steve]

2 females would have a much better chance of getting along. A male and female will most likely have to be separated.

[sflemin2]

You will have to get a large tank rather its male or female any way. And yes, females do the fluttering thing also. Its also a sign of dominance

[i.love.res]

I knew that from the start, but i live in Singapore, and so large tanks are not so common around here, the biggest i can get is about a 75 gallons enough to hold a male. Thats the problem

[steve]

75 gallons is not too bad. Also look into preformed ponds and maybe even custom tanks that might be cheap in Singapore.