How to distinguish male and female turtles, see the following points.
1. Look at the tail: The tail of the female spotted soft-shelled turtle is short and thick, and cannot naturally extend out of the skirt, and the anus is relatively forward. The male spotted soft-shelled turtle has a slender tail, which is free to stretch out of the skirt.

2. Look at the carapace: the female turtle is a rounder oval, and the carapace It is flat, and the dorsal push is slightly concave inward, while the male soft-shelled turtle is oblong, wider at the back and narrower at the front, and the dorsal push slightly protrudes outward.
3. Look at the distance between the hind limbs: the distance between the hind limbs of the female spotted soft-shelled turtle is wider, while the distance between the hind limbs of the male spotted soft-shelled turtle is narrower.
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