Could anyone give me a rough idea what size T. verrucosus will be when I can tell the sexes apart? I reckon they are about 40% of their adult size now, but they all look very much the same as each other at the moment.
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Tyloto verrucosus size at maturity.
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mr cyclone
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4-5 inches they may be sexable,I have two here that are 4-5 inches and I cant sex mine yet ,Can take a good guess though.Normally the heads of the males look darker than the females but thats just 1 observation,Cloaca determination is the best way.
I think they are called Shanoram now???
Post some pics of them Dude and we can take a look
I think they are called Shanoram now???
Post some pics of them Dude and we can take a look
Ok, cheers. I will get some pics when I can catch them. I have noticed a difference in head shape, but it may just be that some are more mature than others, Two of them have really warty, almost triangle heads, whereas the other two have less warts and a more slender profile. I can't see a difference between their cloacas yet though.
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That's a good idea. I have a group of 5 as well and I want to try and breed them soon. Any pics or easy way to sex them?
juraj
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No differences between tails ?
Its hard to say at the moment, if anything the ones with the more slender heads have slightly longer tails, but not by very much.
I can just about identify the sexes by looking at the cloaca. The males seem to have a longer slit than the female.
I thought body shape was reasonable indicator, as in females being more rounder, but found that unreliable.... too many females turned out to be male
I thought body shape was reasonable indicator, as in females being more rounder, but found that unreliable.... too many females turned out to be male
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I I had similar problems sexing them but mine now are very fat could that be because they are females full of eggs . They look healthy enough they seem to go through this in stages every few months. regards KB
mr cyclone
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I think I have two males and a juvenile female , although their cloaca is still non descript .ill take a look of your pictures when I'm on the laptop
Sometimes I think I have it sussed, but then after a few days I'm not so sure. I think they might still be immature at the moment. I was looking at their parents the other week and I could certainly tell which sex some of them were just based on their body shapes.
mr cyclone
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Hi , I am on the laptop now .I think the animals are still abit young to guess another couple of months and take the same photos again.I have 3 here at the moment im unsure of the sexes but will be able to tell 100% when they are another couple of months old
cheers
cheers
Yes, they are growing so quickly at the moment. I've been away for a couple of days and couldn't believe how much bigger they were when I got back!
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