breeding and sexing short neck turtles

[water dragon_rock_6]

hi dose any 1 have any info on how 2 breed and sex short neck turtles thanks

[crush the turtle]

male turtle meets female, and umm
well this should exsplane everythink you need to no

[water dragon_rock_6]

bump

[Helikaon]

sexing is usualy doenby looking at tail length and ventral shell shape,
teh latter is supposedly only distinguishable at adult age adn the tail mushc earlier, females have a very short tail adn males have a long tail to be simple. though i have never looked into how accurate it is, someoen else will tell you i am sure.

um and breeding all i knwo abotu breeding turtles is that it is much easier if you let them do their own thing ina pond outside.

cheers
H

[water dragon_rock_6]

how big should a males tail be ?

[Helikaon]

how big should a males tail be ?

ok on the basics, get a drosal view of the turtle (put it on the ground and look at it from above) and for a feamle the tail should jsut make it [ast the dorsal shell length. whiel the male should be far enoguh past that the vent is past the end of the shell.

[Eastern Snake Neck]

Hi water dragon_rock_6,

Go to the Frequently Asked Questions on my website. You'll find the answer there.

Regards,
Michael.

[water dragon_rock_6]

thanks

[water dragon_rock_6]

i think mine is a female and is about 4-5 years old is this 2 old to breed her shell is about 12cm long i think it a bit to small for a 4-5year old is it ? and dose any 1 no how to breed them indoors and can i c some pics of your indoor breeding set up thanks

[crush the turtle]

just put a pond in, so much easyer

[Helikaon]

Hi water dragon_rock_6,

Go to the Frequently Asked Questions on my website. You'll find the answer there.

Regards,
Michael.

thats an awesome website i wish i had known of it earlier will be some good reading, and yep the pictures help alot when tryign to explain.

cheers
H