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just me · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

my male turle isnt growing and my female is, my female is twice the size of the male. the male hasnt grown much at all is he sick? not sure if its the male thats not growong, the one with the lil dip in the bottom shell, i was told that was the male.

dixieee · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:24 am Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

female turtle grow bigger and much faster than males so this is normal. is ur guy not growing at all or is he growing at a very slow rate that can't be noticed easily?

btw, how old are they? u can tell the sex by nails and tails. long nails and a long thin tail belong to a male while the female's are short and the tail is short and chubby
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

just me · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

i guess he is growing a lil bit but not sure

dixieee · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:25 am Post subject:

measure them..do u feed them together? she might be eating faster and more than him. separate them during feeding times
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

just me · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

i dont know how big they were when i bought em. i tried to feed him seprately he didnt eat.

dixieee · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:48 am Post subject:

so he's not eating at all?? keep him in the tank and take the girl out if that's why he didn't eat..
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

just me · Level 1 Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

i took the male out to feed him

dixieee · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject:

take the female out and keep him in so he doesn't feel a change in the environment
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u