Hi can anyone help me with the sex of this musk turtle?
May 18, 2019 #1 K kyle123 Member 5 Year Member Joined Sep 17, 2017 Messages 95 Location (City and/or State) England Hi can anyone help me with the sex of this musk turtle?
May 18, 2019 #2 dmmj The member formerly known as captain awesome 10 Year Member! Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 19,698 Location (City and/or State) CA I was expecting something completly different Based on the sexual charateristics it looks female but let's ask @Moozillion.
I was expecting something completly different Based on the sexual charateristics it looks female but let's ask @Moozillion.
May 18, 2019 #3 W wccmog10 Well-Known Member Joined May 6, 2018 Messages 209 Location (City and/or State) Georgia Looks female to me. For male I would expect a much bigger tail.
May 18, 2019 #4 Moozillion Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Apr 26, 2012 Messages 10,744 Location (City and/or State) Louisiana, USA I'm with dmmj and wccmog10: pretty sure it's female. I'd expect a much bigger tail for a male.[emoji2]
I'm with dmmj and wccmog10: pretty sure it's female. I'd expect a much bigger tail for a male.[emoji2]
May 18, 2019 #5 dmmj The member formerly known as captain awesome 10 Year Member! Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 19,698 Location (City and/or State) CA Moozillion said: I'm with dmmj and wccmog10: pretty sure it's female. I'd expect a much bigger tail for a male.[emoji2] Click to expand... My GF keeps telling me size doesn't but after being on this forum for so long, now I am not so sure
Moozillion said: I'm with dmmj and wccmog10: pretty sure it's female. I'd expect a much bigger tail for a male.[emoji2] Click to expand... My GF keeps telling me size doesn't but after being on this forum for so long, now I am not so sure
May 19, 2019 #6 P Pastel Tortie Well-Known Member Tortoise Club Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 31, 2018 Messages 4,264 Location (City and/or State) North Florida I agree with @Moozillion and the others, right now the turtle looks female. What is the straight carapace length of the turtle? If it's much under 3" SCL, I would go with too early to tell.
I agree with @Moozillion and the others, right now the turtle looks female. What is the straight carapace length of the turtle? If it's much under 3" SCL, I would go with too early to tell.