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New Opacum, what sex are they?

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bwright06

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I just recently got 2 Marbles Salamanders. I got the smaller one several months before getting the larger one. I originally thought that the smaller was was a female but after looking at them side by side I am not confident about the sex of either of them. I kind of think that they are both females but I am just not quite sure. Does anyone have any better ideas on what sexes they might be? Thanks!
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Based on coloration, I'd lean toward them both being female as well.
 
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I find telling which sex my opacum a bit tricky unless they are all together. The males tend have their lighter parts whiter and the females are slightly brownish. My males at present are slimmer and the females are a little more rounded.
 
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I find telling which sex my opacum a bit tricky unless they are all together. The males tend have their lighter parts whiter and the females are slightly brownish. My males at present are slimmer and the females are a little more rounded.
 
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