How do you tell apart a male turtle and female turtles?

Answer 1

This is highly dependent on which group the turtles belong to.

Some turtles and tortoises, but not all of them by far, have differences in the curvature of their plastron (or "belly"). A male would have a plastron that is concave (bending inward), while a female would not.

Some turtles have secondary sexual characteristics: In adult male Deirochelyinae turtles (Painteds, Sliders, Cooters, Map Turtles), the males have comparatively much longer claws on the front feet than females of the same species. In many species of Box turtle, an adult male will have a different colored eye than the female, although which color this is changes between species.

Size can be used, as in many species the females are larger than males (some species significantly so to where males have a different diet), but to use this one must have a relative guess as to the age of the turtle.

One of the best determiners is the tail. Males often have a larger and longer tail with a cloaca that is farther from the shell, while females often have short stubby tails. While in some turtle groups this is a large enough difference to give the male a massive tail, in others an unexperienced eye would need to compare to a known male and female of the same species to be sure.

In a very large percentage of turtle species there are no chromosomal differences between males and females, as the hormones controlling gender are instead determined by egg incubation temperature.

Answer 2

One way to tell the difference is by looking at their tails: males tend to have longer and thicker tails, sometimes with the vent (cloacal opening) located further from the body, while females have shorter and thinner tails with the vent closer to the body. In some species, males also have longer front claws or brighter colors than females. Another method is to examine the size of the turtles, as males are usually smaller than females in many turtle species. It's best to consult with a reptile expert for a more accurate assessment.

Answer 3

To tell the gender of a ring neck snack, pick up the snake and turn the tail so the belly scales are pointed upward. Use your thumb and the side of you hand to put pressure on the snakes tail. If the hemipenes pops out, it's a boy if not it is a girl.

Answer 4

the male has a crevise at the underside of the shell so he doesnt fall off the female when he mounts her

you can actually tell the gender of a tortoise by the noise it makes: males grunt and females hiss

Answer 5

With most birds the most accurate is a DNA test. When this isn't an option you can have an experienced bird handler/raiser to pelvic sex them. This is when they feel the space between the pelvic bones. Females are obviously farther apart than males. But unless you have either experience or another another bird to compare against, best you'll get is 50/50. Course if one lays an egg I would put money on that one being female.

Answer 6

Look at the bottom of its tail, if there's a hole closer to the tip of the tail, it is a boy, if its closer to the body, its a girls.

Answer 7

ive heard it depends on how long their claws are? does that include for baby slider turtles as well?

Answer 8

Usually, but not always, the girl turtle will have a short tail and the boy turtle will have a longer, stronger looking tail.

Answer 9

well i heard that females have a short tail and boys have a long tail

Answer 10

The males claws are longer than a female.