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18-02-2016, 10:26 AM
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hermanns male or female?
Need some help sexing my hermanns please. I had been told female by a few people on a facebook group, but somebody replied saying that he/she has male scutes but a female tail, and this is why I was struggling to sex him/her myself, he/she doesn't match the pictures I am googling for male or female?!
What do people think? Hatched 2011, is 200 grams and 9.7cm long.  
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18-02-2016, 02:02 PM
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Both female
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18-02-2016, 02:40 PM
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I agree with Suze; she looks to be female.
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18-02-2016, 05:16 PM
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Thanks!
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18-02-2016, 06:45 PM
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Definitely female.
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19-02-2016, 11:39 PM
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Looks like a lovely lady to me to!
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20-02-2016, 10:38 AM
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Oh I see, it's just one tort. Oops silly me, but still saying female.
Dyslexic brain doing funny things!
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20-02-2016, 11:20 AM
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20-02-2016, 12:35 PM
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ooh its like gold dress green dress blue dress white dress... Think female too. Am I right in saying that the scutes on a male are more pointing downwards - I always think about the gap which would allow an egg through. Imust admit I find sexing hermanns the most difficult. CB
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20-02-2016, 12:43 PM
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I said it's a lady because the tail is really quite small. On a hermann that size I'd expect a male to have a bigger and fatter tail.
My method wasn't very scientific!
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