Quote Originally Posted by lars5277
Is my "he" a "she"? If so, how can you tell?
The basics of turtle sexing are "short tail short front nails, your a female".

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.