The basics of turtle sexing are "short tail short front nails, your a female".Originally Posted by lars5277
males also have a concave on there bellies that helps them...err mount the female during mating season.
Like jeanne said check your local laws for two things can I keep her and if not can I still release her many states have laws that say once a turtle is in captivity more than 30days it can not be returned to the wild.