Asian Wood Turtles (Heosemys grandis) male or female?

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JoeTurtleKing

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I just picked up a large Asian Wood Turtles (Heosemys grandis) off craigslist (free) and thought it was a female but I might have just been flashed by a male? It was quick and dark but but I thought I seen his/her manhood :shy:? Sorry for the bad cellphone pics I can take better ones if need be.


Some more pics :) Her/his shell is very dry as I think it mostly roamed around the last owners house and only got soaks in the bath tub once every now and then.
 

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The males are larger and have concave plastrons and thicker tails. I can't tell if you have a concave/convex plastron, a horizontal shot would help.
Are you planning on breeding?
 

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tortoises101 said:
The males are larger and have concave plastrons and thicker tails. I can't tell if you have a concave/convex plastron, a horizontal shot would help.
Are you planning on breeding?

Sorry for the late reply. It has a flat plastron and short stubby tail im almost 100% sure its a female. I will try to post more pictures tonight
 

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Sorry im not going to be able to post pics as I traded her for a female Russian tortoise
 

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Too bad, I think an Asian Wood turtle would be interesting to hear about. I seldomely see anything about the Asian Turtles.
 
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