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turtle ( red eared slider ) has bugs!!!

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Question
What are theese bugs crawling all over my turtle and i want to know what they are can they kill her or him and also how do you find out the sex of your turtle please reply soon thank you mark.

                          phoebe

Answer
Bugs? I would need more info to deal with this, but most bugs are pretty harmless.

Sex? If the turtle is under 4 years old, there is no way to know. For older turtles, the easiest way is that males have long front claws.

You can try http://www.turtleforum.com where you can ask questions, get answers, post photos, etc. to help identify the bugs.