How can you tell if a Mississippi Map Turtle is male or female?
The most obvious way to determine the sex of adult Mississippi Maps is just by looking at their size; the females will usually grow twice as big as the males. You can also look at the length and thickness of their tail to determine their gender. Females will have short, thin tails whereas males will have longer, thicker tails with their cloaca (or vent) closer to the end of their tail than the females.