CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to distinguish good and bad soft-shelled turtles when buying them

1. How to distinguish good and bad soft-shelled turtles when buying them

Look at the color. The longer the water is out of the water, the darker the color (this is true for all aquatic products)

Hit the back. The more intense the movement and the stronger the resistance, the better.

Pinch the skirt edge to check whether it is damaged, soft or hard.

Look at the body condition and whether there are any injuries or bites (regardless of whether the bitten one is alive or not, it is difficult to judge the freshness of the bitten one, let alone the wound that is rotten)

Look at the eyes, fresh, energetic, open eyes, otherwise close them

That's basically it. By the way...what if your husband gets a nosebleed after eating this soup? (I've seen people who have to go to the hospital to stop bleeding after drinking a mouthful of soup)

2. How to distinguish between turtles and soft-shelled 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.

Did you know that when turtles mate, the male is on top and the female is on the bottom? To prevent the male from slipping off the female's shell during mating, the male's plastron is slightly concave, just enough to fit the protruding back shell of the female. However, the female does not need this structure, so the plastron is flat. Now you can understand that you can quickly tell the difference between male and female by turning the turtle over and touching the plastron with your finger.

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.

Note that male turtles turn black as they mature, while female turtles remain their original tan color.

Because the reproductive organs of turtles are all wrapped inside their bodies and they all look the same, it is difficult to tell their genders apart without certain skills. However, as long as you understand the mating posture of turtles, you can tell them apart. When turtles mate, they adopt the posture of the male on top and the female on the bottom. In order to prevent the male from slipping off the female's shell during mating, the male's plastron is slightly concave, just enough to fit the protruding back shell of the female; however, the female turtle does not need this structure, so the plastron is flat. Just turn the turtle over and touch the width of the plastron with your fingers, and you can quickly tell the gender.

3. Please tell me: How to distinguish male and female soft-shelled turtles?

The main method to identify the sex of soft-shelled turtles is:

First, look at the tail. The female turtle's tail is short, soft and deflated, and its length does not exceed the back skirt; while the male turtle's tail is long, thick and hard, and its length will exceed the skirt. Second, look at the shell. Under the condition that the weight of male and female turtles is equal, the female turtle's shell is shorter, while the male turtle's shell is longer. Third, look at the body thickness. During the breeding season, the female turtle's body is thicker, while the male turtle's body is thinner. Fourth, look at the hind limbs. In general, the distance between the female turtle's hind limbs is wide, while the distance between the male turtle's hind limbs is narrower.