Today, I will teach you how to identify male and female three-toed box turtles.

From the color of the iris, the spots on the top of the head, and the scales on the forelimbs : The female three-toed box turtle has a pale yellow iris, yellow spots on the top of the head, and the scales on the forelimbs are pale yellow, and the male three-toed box turtle has a red iris and a top of the head. The spots are dark orange or pale orange, and the scales on the forelimbs are dark orangecolored.

From the tail: male three-toed box turtle tail is longer, on the contrary, female three-toed box turtle tail is short.

From the perspective of the distance between the anal foramen and the posterior edge of the plastron: the anal foramen of the male three-toed box turtle is farther from the posterior edge of the plastron, whereas the anal foramen of the female three-toed box turtle is closer to the posterior edge of the plastron. closer.

From the point of view of the plastron: the rear of the male three-toed box turtle is slightly concave, whereas the female three-toed box turtle has a flat plastron.