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How to identify male and female pearl turtles

2021-09-30 / 204 Read

Pearl turtles, also known as Chinese flower turtles, because they look basically the same, need certain skills to identify their gender . So, how to identify male and female pearl turtles?

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How to identify male and female pearl turtles

1. From the perspective of carapace, male tortoise carapace is long and narrow, while The carapace of female tortoises is shorter and wider;

2. From the point of view of the plastron, the center of male tortoise plastron is slightly concave inward, while the female tortoise plastron is relatively flat;

3 .From the distance of the cloaca to the plastron, the male turtle's cloaca is farther from the rear edge of the plastron, while the female turtle is closer.