Sexing my painted turtle? (DU Warning)

[gmmuscle91]

Hi everyone. I need some help trying to figure out if my turtle is a boy or girl. I also want to know what kind of subspecies it is if anyone knows. Here is a pic, it is not very good because it is off a 1.2 megapixel pda camera.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...012004_003.jpg

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...012004_002.jpg

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...012004_001.jpg

[gmmuscle91]

Sorry for how big the pics are. If you would rather me change them to a link just tell me. Im not sure how to resize so......

[JLC]

I changed 'em to links for you. Check the stickies in the Site Info forum for information on how to resize pictures. There's something in the FAQ section, as well as a couple stickies about how to post pictures that should have the info as well.

[gmmuscle91]

Thank you very much!!!

[JLC]

My pleasure. Sorry I don't know more about turtles!

[elevatethis]

Concave belly = male convex = female

...i think...been a while since I messed with turtles...and definitely can't make out a thing with those dark and blurry pics, sorry...

[gmmuscle91]

Concave belly = male convex = female

...i think...been a while since I messed with turtles...and definitely can't make out a thing with those dark and blurry pics, sorry...

So it is a female? The belly doesnt curve in like a convex, but it seems more flat that concave.

[JLC]

So it is a female? The belly doesnt curve in like a convex, but it seems more flat that concave.

Concave means "curving in"....Convex means "bulging out." I think you got them mixed up. And a quick google shows that Brad is right on the concave/male and convex/female.

[mr~python]

looks like a western painted turtle (C. p. belli).

[gmmuscle91]

Concave means "curving in"....Convex means "bulging out." I think you got them mixed up. And a quick google shows that Brad is right on the concave/male and convex/female.

Oh. O.K. I thought he meant My turtle had a Concave, And that male=convex,
so i thought he meant ti was a female.

Thanks for the reply mr. python on what subspecies it is.