Nicaraguan Ornate Slider

[Stephen Zawacki]

Hey guys so my 40 breeder I have a Nicaraguan ornate slider. He is about 1 year old and 5 inches. My question I have is the tip of his tail curves slightly upward. Is that normal? I saw online that it’s meant for breeding but wanted input? 
 

Thanks,

stephen 

[Fish Folk]

I’m not a turtle guy, so hope someone else chimes in.

Basics first… “peacock sliders” cover a variety of species, from sources as  different as Nicaragua to Belize.

Here’s a very simple intro video:

From what I can tell, they do not reach full size until at least 3-years old. Probably they grow larger after that too.

Tail size / thickness appears to be one point of sexual dimorphism: males have thick tails; females by comparison have thin tails.

An upward curve on the tail of a juvenile is not something I see much about. It is  observed that turtles in distress sometimes curve their tails to the side though.

Alright… that’s it for a non-turtle-person novice 😅

Hopefully smarter turtle people will have pity on my weak answer and give you a proper reply 🤣🤣🤣

I will say… a few weeks ago, I was hiking up on this little mountain…

And I nearly stepped on this wild Eastern Box Turtle…

So pretty! Must have a ton of them up there…

[Stephen Zawacki]

Ok sounds good thank you!