Hi Kailey!
I'm a "Newbie" too but, from the research I've done and by what my Vet has said it looks like he's a boy. :) Judging from his, what was, long nails (females don't get log nails like that) and also his plastron looks concave which is another telling sign. Also his tail seems pretty...
Hi I was just wondering about the "4-5 times the length of tank as his carapace." rule. If you have two turtles in the same tank would you then multiply the sum of the two turtles lengths by 4-5? Currently I have a 4inch turtle and a 2.5 inch turtle in a 75gl tank the dimensions are 48x18x24, l...
Oh that is such a relief! And the way you described it as "Like air bubbles trapped between the new scute and old scute." that's exactly what it looks like. Thank you so much
Hi I am quite new to this forum... this is the first time I have posted something, so I hope all goes well. I am concerned about my hieroglyphic turtle's shell. His name is Vern. It looks spotty, but it's not soft or smelly, well at least it doesn't smell any different than the normal turtle...