Golden turtles (certain introduction)
For people who have no experience in raising pet turtles, you want to identify them It is indeed difficult to distinguish between male and female, because pet turtles are not like dogs and cats whose psychological characteristics can be seen at a glance. We need to have certain basic knowledge before we can better judge whether they are female or male. , Next, let’s learn about the difference between male and female turtles.
1. Body shape: The body shape of female turtles is related to wide and thick, large and heavy, with straight plastron, convex carapace arch, short and thick tail; the body shape of male turtles is related to long and thin, Small and light, the plastron is slightly concave, the carapace is flat, the tail is long and thin, and the neck is relatively long.
2. Odor: Female turtles have no peculiar smell, but male turtles have a fishy smell.
3. Genital organs: The cloaca of female turtles is inside the plastron, and that of male turtles is outside the plastron. When the turtle's hands, feet, head and tail are retracted into the shell, squeeze its head, hands and feet with your fingers for a while. At this time, the water in the accessory bladder will disappear from the turtle's cloaca, and then the genitals will gradually protrude outward. The turtle that exceeds the inner wall of the longitudinal folds is a female turtle; if there is a congested and swollen brown-purple connector protruding from the turtle, it is a male turtle. If it is during the mating season, the male turtle will also have white semen discharge.
4. Living habits: Male turtles move quickly and have a hobby of chasing turtles of the opposite sex or turtles of the same sex. Especially during the mating season, they will bite the neck of the turtle of the opposite sex and crawl on the carapace of the turtle of the opposite sex. Conduct matching. Female turtles do not have these customs.
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