how can u tell if it's a boy or girl?
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:10 pmme and my sis just got two hatchlings and don't know if they're boys or girls or one girl and one boy. is there any way to tell?
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:10 pmPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:50 pmNot until they are over four inches long (shell length from tip to tip not including curve).
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:10 pmMales will have really long claws and females will have short ones. That is one way to tell. Post a photo with closeups on the claws and also on the underside of the tail.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:53 pmi can't really post one. my sis knows how, but she says that the pics of the turties show up blurry.
Re: how can u tell if it's a boy or girl?
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:02 amaznxturtxlover wrote:me and my sis just got two hatchlings and don't know if they're boys or girls or one girl and one boy. is there any way to tell?
Unfortunately you will have to wait a while for them to go thru puberty, LOL. Boys have unusually long front nails & a much longer/thicker tail. Girls have teeny/tiny nails with a small (short) tail.