wider = male?

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Posted by Toni on June 10, 1999 at 22:24:25:

In Reply to: Re: sexing sulcatas posted by Howard Bessen on June 10, 1999 at 17:34:20:

oopz... really? wider anal plastron = male? ooh i'm so sorry. i think i got a wrong mind about that. you know many people were telling that wider=female to me... including the petshop-keepers... so bad... i'm from hong kong. so, my sulcata is male?! i thought it's a female all the time before... sorry fo wrong concept...

: Now there's a big difference of opinion (see previous comments)! Is the wider "V-shaped" opening in the shell at the anal end a male or female characteristic?
: Howard

: : Sorry Toni beg to differ, wider = MALE
: : graham(UK)

: : : yes you can. look at it's tail, and anal plastron (the bottom pair of plastron). if the anal plastron is wider, it's a female.

: :
: : : : Can baby sulcatas be sexed reliably? If so, how? If not, at what age can they be sexed? (A sulcata breeder told me that he can sex babies that are only a few months old, and I'm skeptical).
: : : : Thanks,
: : : : Howard Bessen
: : : : replies directly to bessen@emedharbor.edu greatly appreciated!

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: oopz... really? wider anal plastron = male? ooh i'm so sorry. i think i got a wrong mind about that. you know many people were telling that wider=female to me... including the petshop-keepers... so bad... i'm from hong kong. so, my sulcata is male?! i thought it's a female all the time before... sorry fo wrong concept... : : : Now there's a big difference of opinion (see previous comments)! Is the wider "V-shaped" opening in the shell at the anal end a male or female characteristic? : : Howard : : : Sorry Toni beg to differ, wider = MALE : : : graham(UK) : : : : yes you can. look at it's tail, and anal plastron (the bottom pair of plastron). if the anal plastron is wider, it's a female. : : : : : : : : Can baby sulcatas be sexed reliably? If so, how? If not, at what age can they be sexed? (A sulcata breeder told me that he can sex babies that are only a few months old, and I'm skeptical). : : : : : Thanks, : : : : : Howard Bessen : : : : : replies directly to bessen@emedharbor.edu greatly appreciated!

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