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Old 10-05-2014, 12:45 PM   #1
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From previous pics your guess was female for Cavalli, what do you make of these pics close ups from the back with tail curled to the side.
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Old 10-05-2014, 12:46 PM   #2
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Would you still say female? Thinking of getting a male this summer
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I'd still say female. My males have much longer tails.
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Old 10-05-2014, 02:30 PM   #5
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Tail to the side does not a male make

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Looks female to me x
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Old 10-05-2014, 06:23 PM   #7
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Looks female, as Dan says just because the tail is to the side does not mean male
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Old 10-05-2014, 07:22 PM   #8
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Pheww I'm pleased about that then, thank you
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