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Post Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:31 am   sexing a turtle

At what size can you sex them? I know my 5 inch turtle is male.
But the 1 inch one is far to small now.
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Post Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:37 am   

Usually around 4-5inches you'll be able to tell.
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Post Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:44 pm   

jenaero wrote:Usually around 4-5inches you'll be able to tell.


And if you can't tell.....it's a female ;)
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