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Subject: Re: my turtle Sat May 16, 2009 3:12 pm

now was just wondering,i cut mu turtles nails,is there nails like a cats or dogs,in the hence that they have a quick and i can not cut too much,cause when i get her nails i am not sure how much i should cut??

Subject: Re: my turtle Sat May 16, 2009 4:19 pm

I beleave they have quic but im not sure

Subject: Re: my turtle Sat May 16, 2009 7:29 pm

Saint should be on some time he will probabally know for sure.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Slider nails should not be cut and don't need to be either. There are veins in there and with them being in the water, it can get good and infected.

How long are her nails anyhow?

Female sliders have fairly short stubby nails. Males have very long curved nails. Is the nails in your pic been trimmed recently? Depending on how much you cut back you may actually have a male.

Couldn't tell from the pic either, does she have a spot to get out and bask?

Subject: Re: my turtle Sat May 16, 2009 11:57 pm

saint_felony wrote:: Slider nails should not be cut and don't need to be either. There are veins in there and with them being in the water, it can get good and infected.

How long are her nails anyhow?

Female sliders have fairly short stubby nails. Males have very long curved nails. Is the nails in your pic been trimmed recently? Depending on how much you cut back you may actually have a male.

Couldn't tell from the pic either, does she have a spot to get out and bask?

yes i trim them she does have a spot to get out and bask,i am getting mixed info tho,they say if it has long nails and long stubby tail it's a male,but then is the stripes on it's face is orangie it's female,i am confused

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

I've never heard the color of the stripes thing before, but coloration has nothing to do with sex.

Long nails, and a long tail is normally a male. Long tail as in when the tail is curled up along the shell, it can almost touch the back leg. The other thing to check for is where the cloaca (or butt hole Wink

) is on the tail. If the cloaca is far from the shell that's another indicator of it being a male.

If those are the nails cut, I'm leaning towards you having a male. If you flip him/her over and take a pic of the tail I can probably tell you for sure.

Subject: Re: my turtle Mon May 18, 2009 5:01 am

i will try to take a pic of his/her tail

Subject: Re: my turtle Mon May 18, 2009 5:07 pm

ok i took a pic it's a little blurry but i hope you can tell,last one i took cause i had a good shot at him...lol

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

That second shot would have been perfect were it an inch lower. Smile

But given the length, and the shape from the third shot, you got yourself a male.

Subject: Re: my turtle Mon May 18, 2009 9:22 pm

i am going to take better pics

Subject: Re: my turtle Mon May 18, 2009 10:01 pm

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Still male. Wink

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 6:43 am

ok thanks

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 9:39 am

Nice looking turtle!

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 1:02 pm

thank you

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 3:11 pm

They are cool creatures.I am afraid i would lose a finger!

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 4:31 pm

well he is not friendly,i did not interact with him much when he was younger

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Forcibly cutting his claws ain't gonna win you any brownie points either. Wink

Seriously though it doesn't matter what age, you can get sliders to get used to you by interacting with them and picking them up. Giving them a special treat when your done too helps as well.

I'm taking care of a wild snapper right now, and the first day or two he was seriously out for blood any time I picked him up. Two weeks now, with me regularly annoying him (he's got some shell rot, and I've been tending to it) he's totally used to me picking him up and will take food from me.

Personality wise some are crankier than others, but with regular interaction within a week or so he won't even hiss at you anymore when you pick him up. Smile

Subject: Re: my turtle Tue May 19, 2009 11:38 pm

just a question again about the nails i should not touch them,btw thanks for the tip i might try that

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

No prob. Happy to help. Smile

As for the nails, I'd leave them alone. Normal for males is long so it's not anything to worry about if they grow out.

Subject: Re: my turtle Wed May 20, 2009 5:26 am

ya but don't they just keep growing??

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

They work them down on their own, digging and what not. Except for one female here that got chewed on by some wild animal I've never had to do any kind of nail maintenance male or female.

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