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Post Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:40 pm   Too early to tell?

I'm pretty anxious to find out the sex of Alvin because if it's a girl she's getting a name change. Also, if she's a female she may get a female friend in the future.

I tried to get the best pictures I could of claws, tail, and a bit of the plastron.

Alvin just hit a year and 2 months of age (confirmed). Is it too early to tell?

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Post Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:30 pm   

those are some great pictures. i think shes female.

now that i look at yours, mine has the same tail. ive been thinking shes female too. how big is yours?

ill try and get a pic of mine
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:56 am   

Id say its a girl too since she is 4inches.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:31 am   

Papoo -- Most likely a female. m.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:10 pm   

Thanks for the replies folks. I'll keep you posted. She's looking more and more girly all the time.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:04 pm   

this was her when i got her a year ago. passing 2 going on 3

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and this is her today after about a year. she hit two july 22nd

her shell

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her tail

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her nails (hopefully you can see clearly. her squirming didn't help)

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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:30 pm   

definitely a girl
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:43 pm   

Till now she's a girl..........
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:08 pm   

Cute lady. :D
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:00 pm   

She looks like a young lady.
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:35 pm   

thanks everyone. i knew it was strange seeing her grow bigger and bigger everyday.

thanks for the comments hopefully i post some more later. lol you wouldn't believe how hard it was to take a picture of her with a ruler on her shell. she would always run away
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:31 am   

blackforces get you wrote:lol you wouldn't believe how hard it was to take a picture of her with a ruler on her shell. she would always run away


Bet its not as hard as me trying to make the number 100 with 10 turtles lol. So many turtles taking off in all different directions lol. I did get after a thousand trys lol.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:12 pm   

lol is that how it felt or did you really count? lol

i left her out to explore the house. but she had other plans. she didn't want me picking her up or bothering her. lol thats why i think she was being so un cooperative
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:12 pm   

papoo- Girl. Nails gave it away.
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:25 pm   

Not the nails, the tail.
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