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pond turtles

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Question
Hi i have two pond turtles and i what to know how do i know the sex of the turtle.

Answer
Without knowing which species of turtle you have, you can try this link: http://www.chelonia.org/sexdetermination.htm

In general, you cannot tell most pond turtles until there are about 4 years old.

At that point, many pond turtles show longer front claws on males, along with longer tails with the vent near the middle of the tail compared to females with the short tails and vent near the base.