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08-12-2005, 11:20 AM
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Greetings and salutations!
Hi All,
Just wanted to say hi! I'm a first-time visitor here, but not a first-time herp owner!  My fiance and I are the proud owners of a variety of leopard and African fat tail geckos (totalling thirteen) and are currently working out the kinks in our breeding system. We also have a beautiful young Rosy Corn Snake and a full grown Red Eared Slider turtle. And to top it all off, we have an almost-two-year-old boy! Here's the detailed list for anyone who's interested: Leopard Geckos: Frigga(f) -- Banana Blizzard (unproven), approx. 1yr old Odin(m) -- Same, sibling to Frigga Nyssa(f) -- High Yellow Tang, approx 8mos Astryd(f) -- Tremper Albino, age unknown Myssta(f) -- Blizzard (possibly midnight), age unknown Reidun(f) -- Bell Tang Albino, approx 4mos Arn(m) -- Same AFT's: Jaxey(f) -- Our darling mutt who started it all, age unknown Morpheus(m) -- White stripe, age unknown Ismerelda aka Issy(f) -- Same Larry aka "Lawrence of Geckobia"  (m) -- 100% het amelanistic, approx 2yrsWendy(f) -- Same Shamu(f) -- Same (and she is VERY appropriately named!) Rosy Corn Snake: Kahotep aka Kah(m) -- under 1yr RES: Frankie(unknown) -- age unknown, size of a dinner plate! Child: Gabe(m) -- munchkin, 21+ mos  So as you can see, we have our house and our hands full! Liking the site already guys, check our our herp info site as well! --Dee http://www.saltwaterreptiles.com
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08-12-2005, 11:29 AM
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Welcome to HC
If you post some pics of your RES, especially of the "ears", cloaca, claws, and a side view of him (plus any other pics you may have) I might be able to sex him/her for you
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08-12-2005, 11:36 AM
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Welcome to HerpCenter Dee! As you will find out we are an exceedingly friendly bunch!We'd love to see pics of your critters!
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08-12-2005, 11:38 AM
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Welcome to Herp Center. Hope you enjoy it here as much as we do.
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08-12-2005, 12:28 PM
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welcome to HC
hope you enjoy it here
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08-12-2005, 12:47 PM
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Hi Dee, welcome to HC, it's a great site.
Sexing RES is easy. Look at the front claws, if they're short like the back ones, you've got a female, males have really long front claws meant for holding onto the female when breeding. Based on the size you said, my guess would be female. Post lots of pics...and often |
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08-12-2005, 05:06 PM
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hey welcome to HC! glad you joined us. can't wait to see pics.
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yes i am a she ^_^ ~My Babies~ 1 Rosy Boa (male) Chaos 1 Snow Corn (male) Blizzard 1 Anertherystic Corn (male) Bullet 1 Senegal Parrot (male) Shadow 2 dogs (male) Spot and Bear ~Wish List~ a Leopard Gecko ^_^ a Gopher Snake ^_^ tons more corn snakes! ^_^ a Blue Tongue Skink ^_^ a Crested Gecko! ^_^ |
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08-12-2005, 06:58 PM
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Male: -flat or concave plastron (bottom shell) -long front claws -smaller size than females -thinner red "ear" than females -longer tail, with cloaca further out on the tail Female: -flat or convex plastron -short front claws, same proportion as the back ones -usually larger adult size than males -often have a nice thick red "ear" -short tail, with cloaca close to the body The males have longer front claws because they use them in mating rituals to "tickle" the female's chin. The plastron is sometimes slightly concave to allow him to more easily fit on top of the female's shell, though it's usually just flat. The long thick tail, with the cloaca further out, is so he can reach under the female during mating. Females are larger, and sometimes have a slightly convex plastron. Both of these traits allow for better egg carrying capacity. They have no need for large front claws like the males, and the same is true for the tail. There's no apparent reason why they have a bigger red stripe than the males though.
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