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    One Of My Turtle Has Really Long Nails And A Longer Tail Than The Other One. Is It Still A Red Ear Slider?

    Do I have two different species of the red ear slider? The nails on his hands are extremely long, but not on his feet. The tail is longer than the other turtle. Other than that, they were both red ear sliders when bought off the streets.

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    I think the length of the tail differentiates the male from the female (don't ask me which way round though!). Nail length depends on wear and tear, so for some reason this one is not using the front claws as much, you may need to clip them.

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      DON'T CLIP THE TURTLE'S NAILS AS YOU WILL HURT HIM AND DRAW BLOOD
      you have a male slider it uses these long nails(the third and fourth) to entice the female(which have no long nails) in a courtship display where the male hovers over the female and shakes his arms over it's head.the longer tail also proves that it's a male

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