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How do you tell a male ornate wood turtle from a female?

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A male ornate box turtle can be easily distinguished from a female by it's red eyes, the female's being brown, it's plastron or bottom shell is curved inward, in order to be able to mount the female shell, and the male tail is longer and thicker than a female.

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