When breeding money turtles, sometimes it is necessary to distinguish between their male and female. When they are in the juvenile stage, their distinguishing characteristics are not particularly obvious, and they are relatively easy to distinguish when they grow up. Specifically, can mainly from the following aspects to distinguish:
1, carapace difference: male and female money turtle in the appearance of the difference is relatively large. The first is their carapace, which is shorter if it's a male, but wider; But the female turtle's carapace is just the opposite, longer, but narrower, adult differences are very easy to observe.
2, abdominal distinction: Then their abdomen, the male turtle's abdomen is not hollow; Female tortoises have obvious depressions in the middle of their abdomen, which are easy to observe.
3, tail difference: You can also observe their tail, the male turtle's tail is relatively small, short and thin; The female's tail is larger, thicker and longer.
4. Size difference: If both male and female money turtles are adults, then they can be distinguished from their size. The female money turtle will be larger, weighing 2.5-3 kg; The size of male turtles is relatively small after adulthood, and their weight is relatively light, ranging from 1.4 to 2 kilograms.
Money turtle is a relatively gentle character of the turtle species, suitable for pet turtles. Therefore, even if the male and female are raised together, they will not fight with each other in general. However, the size of the money turtle is sometimes relatively large, and the amount of food will be relatively large, so if mixed breeding, we must pay attention to space problems, but also to provide adequate food.
