CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to distinguish male and female alligator snapping turtles

1. How to distinguish male and female alligator turtles

Small alligator turtle

The alligator snapping turtle is one of the most ferocious turtles. It is a carnivore, the oldest existing reptile, one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world, and is known as the king of freshwater animals.

Note that alligator snapping turtles are divided into male and female, and there are differences between male and female alligator snapping turtles. In order to correctly distinguish the male and female of alligator snapping turtles, you need to master certain methods and techniques.

Some people have found that there are several differences between female and male alligator turtles. We can accurately distinguish between male and female alligator turtles based on these differences:

1. Let’s first look at the location of the excretion hole of the small alligator turtle. The location of the male alligator turtle is closer to the tail end, while the location of the female alligator turtle is closer to the plastron.

2. Take a look at the shape of the alligator snapping turtle's excretory hole. The male turtle's hole is long, while the female turtle's hole is round.

3. Look at the tail of the alligator snapping turtle. The tail of the male alligator snapping turtle is relatively thick, while the tail of the female alligator snapping turtle is relatively short and thin.

4. Let's take a look at the plastron of the small alligator turtle. The male alligator turtle has a distinct depression in this area, while the female alligator turtle is relatively flat, which is obviously different from the male alligator turtle.

2. The difference between male and female alligator turtles

Male alligator turtle: The tail is thick and long, and the cloaca is outside the tail shield;

Female alligator snapping turtle: The tail is thinner and shorter, and the cloaca is inside the caudal shield.

Due to the incubation temperature, most alligator snapping turtles on the market are female, with fewer males and more expensive.

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3. Please help distinguish the male and female of these two small alligator turtles

It seems that the left one is female and the right one is male

4. Is the male or female alligator turtle bigger when it grows up?

The female individuals of the same period should be larger

5. How to distinguish the male and female of 8-10 small alligator turtles

Generally, the ones with rounder bodies are females, and the ones with longer bodies are males.

The one with a flat bottom plate is female, and the one with a concave bottom plate is male.

The one with a short tail is female, and the one with a long tail is male.

The patterns on the belly of the male turtle are sparse, while the patterns on the belly of the female turtle are dense.

Female turtle: The carapace is short and wide, the plastron is flat with no depression in the center, the tail is thin and short, the base of the tail is thin, the cloaca is close to the posterior edge of the plastron, and the notch formed by the two anal shields of the plastron is shallow and the angle of the notch is large.

Male turtle: The carapace is long and narrow, the center of the plastron is slightly sunken inward, the tail is thick and long, the base of the tail is thick, the cloaca is far from the posterior edge of the plastron, the notch formed by the two anal shields of the plastron is deep, and the angle of the notch is small.