Re: Russian tort sex HELP!

Posted by LauraO on June 19, 2001 at 16:31:47:

In Reply to: Re: Russian tort sex HELP! posted by Beth on June 17, 2001 at 22:52:53:

: I went through a lot of this junk trying to sex Russians. The plastron of this species does NOT indent in males. MATURE males have much longer tails than females, and the tails are thicker at the base. However, many immature males have been mistaken for females based in tail length.

Based on your pic, I would go more with the last two scales on the plastron, on either side of the tail. In males, they are broad from left to right and not as long from front to back. From the pic, you look like you have a girl.

Best way to learn is to take a look at many girls & boys until you get a feel for it. When you say the tail is an inch long, how far up to you measure?

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: : I went through a lot of this junk trying to sex Russians. The plastron of this species does NOT indent in males. MATURE males have much longer tails than females, and the tails are thicker at the base. However, many immature males have been mistaken for females based in tail length. : Based on your pic, I would go more with the last two scales on the plastron, on either side of the tail. In males, they are broad from left to right and not as long from front to back. From the pic, you look like you have a girl. : Best way to learn is to take a look at many girls & boys until you get a feel for it. When you say the tail is an inch long, how far up to you measure?

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