Is this a problem in other species?

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Posted by patricia sherman on July 28, 2001 at 23:23:15:

In Reply to: Re: Why not find out why there are so many coxi males ? posted by Walt Deptula on July 28, 2001 at 20:50:07:

I only ask, because in a clutch of E.o.obsoleta in which four babies survived, I believe that three are males for sure, and possibly all four.

I realize that this is a very small clutch, and could possibly be accounted for by simple chance; however, I'd like some reassurance that it probably is due only to chance, and that it isn't a result of something I did or failed to do during incubation.

I'm very new to this hobby, and have only hatched two clutches (only two hatchlings from first clutch, and five from second, of which one escaped from the incubator and was never found). The one remaining hatchling from first clutch also appears to be male. I'm judging sex by tail shape (gradual tapering), since there's no vet in Yellowknife that can sex them for me by probing, and I've not had any instruction in "popping".

Thanks for any suggestions,
Patricia

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: I only ask, because in a clutch of E.o.obsoleta in which four babies survived, I believe that three are males for sure, and possibly all four. : I realize that this is a very small clutch, and could possibly be accounted for by simple chance; however, I'd like some reassurance that it probably is due only to chance, and that it isn't a result of something I did or failed to do during incubation. : I'm very new to this hobby, and have only hatched two clutches (only two hatchlings from first clutch, and five from second, of which one escaped from the incubator and was never found). The one remaining hatchling from first clutch also appears to be male. I'm judging sex by tail shape (gradual tapering), since there's no vet in Yellowknife that can sex them for me by probing, and I've not had any instruction in "popping". : Thanks for any suggestions, : Patricia

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