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How to distinguish male and female red-eared turtles

2021-11-03 / 735 Read

The method of distinguishing male and female tortoises is as follows:

1. Female tortoises with short and wide carapaces, flat plastrons without depressions in the center, thin and short tails, thin at the base of the tails, The cloaca is closer to the posterior edge of the plastron, the notch formed by the two anal shields of the plastron is shallow, and the angle of the notch is larger.

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2. Male tortoise with long and narrow carapace , The center of the plastron is slightly inward, the tail is thick and long, the base of the tail is thick, the cloaca is far away from the rear edge of the plastron, the two anal shields of the plastron are deeply nicked, and the notch angle is small.