Re: not Mr. Richard Fife

Posted by Catherine on October 05, 2001 at 04:59:00:

In Reply to: Re: not Mr. Richard Fife posted by Doug D. on October 05, 2001 at 00:14:51:

A hands on inspection, of a tortoise who is already sexually mature, is the only way to be SURE. Since we can't do that here :), we rely on your photos to give us a single view. Based on that, yes. See the longer, thicker "tail" on the male on the right? and how close his anal scutes are? On the female, there is no thick, long tail (male sex organ) and the anal scutes are spread wider apart to allow the male entry & access to her for breeding.
I hope Richard will reply as well, but it looks to me like you have a pair there :)

: I'm sorry Catherine. I wasn't trying to discredit what you said, but your reply seemed vague. Are you sure?
: Doug

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: A hands on inspection, of a tortoise who is already sexually mature, is the only way to be SURE. Since we can't do that here :), we rely on your photos to give us a single view. Based on that, yes. See the longer, thicker "tail" on the male on the right? and how close his anal scutes are? On the female, there is no thick, long tail (male sex organ) and the anal scutes are spread wider apart to allow the male entry & access to her for breeding. : I hope Richard will reply as well, but it looks to me like you have a pair there :) : : : I'm sorry Catherine. I wasn't trying to discredit what you said, but your reply seemed vague. Are you sure? : : Doug

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