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How to distinguish male and female coastal box turtles

2022-01-10 / 531 Read

How to identify male and female coastal box turtles, see the following points.

How

1. Look at the location and shape of the excretory hole: The excretory hole of the male coastal box turtle The position is close to the end, and the shape is a hole-shaped elongated shape. The excretory hole of the female coastal box turtle is located close to the plastron, and the shape is hole-shaped and circular.

2. Look at the thickness of the tail: the male coastal box turtle has a thicker tail, and the female coastal box turtle is thinner and shorter.

3. Check whether the plastron is concave: the male coastal box turtle has obvious concavity, while the female coastal box turtle is flat.