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21-08-2008, 08:12 PM
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Sexing a horsfield
When sexing a horsfield is there anything different about male and female plastron?
Charlie, my male horsfield, has a dip on either side of his plastron and I seem to remember reading somewhere that this is characteristic of the male, or have I just dreamt it!!!!??? Ruby my new horsfield has been identified as female, but she too has these dips, one either side of plastron and am wondering if she's perhaps a he? Thanks |
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22-08-2008, 07:29 AM
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Anyone???
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22-08-2008, 09:06 AM
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Pictures would help us know what you are saying about dips.
Adult male meds, plasteron is concave. But hard to tell on a young tortoise from shell.
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22-08-2008, 12:17 PM
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Thank you!
 I'll try and take some pics later, but I'm not sure if thedips I mean will show up on pictures, but I'll have a go! |
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