Anyways.. I will keep taking pics over time and maybe in a few months we will figure out if it is a male or female turtle.

- I was lazy.
- I was hopping between diff screens doing diff things at the same time. I didn’t think there was additional, very instructional, very useful info there but that teeaches me, so next time, I will make sure I follow all the Mona leads. Deal? (..and uhh..I’ll try to be a bit less lazy too…)

larger than WHAT? I am not sure what the frame of reference is here? Are you an expert on the ‘average size of a female turtle’ and how that compares to an ‘average’ male’s? Hey, it looks like we still have abit more homework to do here. I have to go brsh up on turtle tail theory now.

I did a quick google and it says that it is harder when they’re young and it gets ‘clearer’ as they age. Be patient, Rebel! Get your measuring tape ready….(can we defer the naming until then??)

BostonWW – hehehe.. you changed your nick name? yah.. if you have clicked on the link I had in the post, you will read more about the gender..

Here is more info if you don’t want to click.. lol

A fairly small and highly aquatic turtle. Perfect turtle for beginners.

—- Mississippi Map Turtle

Distribution: Central & Southern

Size: 1″ inch

Temperament: Shy

Sexing: Males have larger tails

Food: Turtle food, fish

Housing: 10gal combo

Water: Chlorinated water

Temperature: 89-75F

Lighting: UVA & UVB lighting

Heating: Basking spot bulb

Wellll, I take that back…maybe the second-fastest but most fun to watch for sure, little spunky guy. The fastest ones may be those new born little turtles born in sandy beaches and hurrying back to catch the tide and dodge the birds trying to pluck them on the way there.

By the way, how do we know it’s a HE and not a SHE? How do we distinguish Turtle uhhh, you know… gender?