New Turtle

[dippy]

Hey-
I just recieved this turtle from a little boy whos mother didn't want it anymore. I live in Minnesota so I was thinking it could be a painted turtle cause there are so many around. Or I was thinking it could be a red-eared slider? Is there any way to find out what it is for positive?
Thanks Eric

heres a pic.

[dippy]

Oh and don't worry i'm not keeping it on my living room carpet.

[PunkMonkey11]

yeah thats a red ear slider.

Jeremy

[dippy]

Cool!!
Hey can you tell if its a male or female from the pic? Or how would I tell?

Thanks E

[beyowulf]

males have convex bellies, females have flat bellies.....On all the ones I've seen it's been pretty easy to tell that way, the curve is pretty obvious on males

[Chris R]

You won't be able to tell for sure until the turtle is a few years old, however. Other ways to tell-
1. Males grow very long front claws in comparison to females
2. Males have a pointy head, the females is broad and larger
3. Females grow substantially larger than males. The female also has a bulky wider shell as opposed to the more elongated, flatter look of the male.
4. Males have a large thick tail and the cloaca extends past the edge of the marginal scutes. The female has more of a short stubby tail and the cloaca usually does not extend past the marginals.

Hope this helps, good luck,

Chris R

nice pic