Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, New York. Male red-eared sliders will reach only 4 pounds while the females will weigh up to 7 pounds. That means that the female red-eared sliders also weigh slightly more than the males. Females are capable of producing fertile eggs five years after. The males will reach about 5 to 9 inches, while the female slider can grow up to 12 or 13 inches.

Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, of Eastern and Central North America. Red-eared sliders are green-bodied with bright yellow streaks, which doesnt help tell the difference between males and females. Females can produce between 2-25 eggs per clutch, and up to 5-6 clutches per breeding season. Published by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Auckland, New Zealand. 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species: A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database. At an early age, measuring claws and tails is among the simplest techniques to detect whether the gender of the baby red eared slider turtle is male or female.

Distribution and activity season of the introduced Red-Eared Slider ( Trachemys scripta elegans) in Colorado. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

Female red eared slider