Other Turtle Discussion :: Claws

[seano997]

I'm starting to wonder if Zipper is female or male. The vet said that it looks like it is a she, but lately her claws seem to be growing rather long. Her tail looks like a female but the claws are making me wonder. Is it possible for a female RES to have long claws?

She is roughly about a year old from what I understand from the pet store. I looked at the picture on the main site to tell whether it's a boy or girl and Zipper's claw length is probably have between what the pictures show.

[n00bEmpty]

Well, females could grow slightly long claws but the main difference you want to look for is it's abnormally long. If it's really long then it's a main but I've seen some pictures of females that's grown slightly long nails. The best way to tell is to wait.

[BullDog]

My gal Frankie has some pretty wicked, long nails for a female (and man are they sharp!).

I would say if Zipper is about a year old, s/he might still be a bit young to sex. Keep an eye out over the next month, see if her nails grow super long or her tail gets bigger.

[seano997]

Thanks guys.

[theartbook35]

My gal Frankie has some pretty wicked, long nails for a female (and man are they sharp!).

I would say if Zipper is about a year old, s/he might still be a bit young to sex. Keep an eye out over the next month, see if her nails grow super long or her tail gets bigger.

Sadie's are a bit bigger than Frankie's but, she's a girl. Flat belly, short nose, cloaca close to shell/short tail, etc. Typically, if a turtle has nails twice the size of Frankie's, it's a male.