Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:21 am Weird thing coming out of turtle's tail
My older turtle Hinata was given to me as a gift around Christmas 2005. Right now Hinata's SCL measures out to be about 9cm (about 3.5 inches).
For the past month or so, I've noticed this black thing coming out of Hinata's tail (which has gotten rather fat near the base). At first I thought I was catching "her" having trouble going number 2. But then I realized it was a part of "her" body. Why do I quote "her"? Because I'm not so sure anymore that Hinata's a female.
About 15 minutes ago, I looked back at the tank and saw Hinata sleeping towards the back of the tank but "her" shape was weird. So I decided to roll my chair closer to look, unfortunately "she" always been good at catching me when I'm spying so "she" wakes up and swims towards me. At the same time that thing shrunk back into "her" body. I didn't have a clear view because the water has gotten a little murky. Yes I know the water needs changing and I plan on doing it on tomorrow since the new water needs to sit for a day.
Anyway back to the tail. This big black thing coming out of her tail when I saw it was estimated to be a little less than half "her" shell's surface area. Can anyone tell me what that thing is? Is it a very large turtle equivalent of a penis?