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Tail Comparison

One way you can tell gender of red-eared sliders is by their tails. Regardless of their age or size, a female will have a short skinny tail and a male will have a fat longer tail. Some of those older males will be as large as most females so look at the tail. Can you tell with these two?
Male & Female Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

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