Another Sexing Please :)

tort22 · 07-10-2013, 10:42 PM

4 Year old THB 13cm

Hope they all come out ok!

emma_mcraf · 07-10-2013, 11:05 PM

I'd say female. Is the plastron looking a bit pink or is it just the camera?

alley cat · 07-10-2013, 11:11 PM

Female, I also thought the plastron looked pink.

**egyptiandan64** · 07-10-2013, 11:18 PM

I agree it's a female

The plastron is pink and this time it's perfectly fine

Danny

alley cat · 07-10-2013, 11:29 PM

Dan, is the pink colouration to do with growth rate? the pink seems to be on all the areas that also have the swirly marks that we have seen before in previous posts.

**egyptiandan64** · 07-10-2013, 11:36 PM

Yes you will get a pink flush sometimes with a growing tortoise. Not sure it has much to do with rate though.

Danny

tort22 · 08-10-2013, 07:11 AM

Thank you everyone

can we almost be 100% certain now that Squirtle is a female? I'm not sure about the pink, I had assumed it's where they had strawberry yesterday! Is it anything for me to worry about?

Gordon · 08-10-2013, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

Yes you will get a pink flush sometimes with a growing tortoise. Not sure it has much to do with rate though.

Danny

I get a lot of pink in my Golden Greeks some of them go really pink

alley cat · 08-10-2013, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

Yes you will get a pink flush sometimes with a growing tortoise. Not sure it has much to do with rate though.

Danny

Ok, thanks Danny.

Quote:

Originally Posted by turnip

I get a lot of pink in my Golden Greeks some of them go really pink

Maybe it just shows more on them because they are pale?

burnt toast · 08-10-2013, 04:20 PM

Maybe it just shows more on them because they are pale?[/QUOTE]

I think this is exactly right, Alley. Pale plastrons show pink. I notice it with my Margies a lot. Sid my adult male is a total stress head! When I take him to the vets we only have to walk in the door & he dissapears right back in his shell & the vet has commented that he flushes bright pink before her eyes. He also has cherry eye + about a day before I go on holiday each year he gets RNS!! For no apparent reason.

07-10-2013, 10:42 PM	#1
tort22 Junior Member Egg Join Date: May 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 21	Another Sexing Please :) 4 Year old THB 13cm Hope they all come out ok!

07-10-2013, 11:05 PM	#2
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	I'd say female. Is the plastron looking a bit pink or is it just the camera? __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

07-10-2013, 11:18 PM	#4
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	I agree it's a female The plastron is pink and this time it's perfectly fine Danny __________________

07-10-2013, 11:36 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Yes you will get a pink flush sometimes with a growing tortoise. Not sure it has much to do with rate though. Danny __________________

07-10-2013, 11:11 PM	#3
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Female, I also thought the plastron looked pink.

07-10-2013, 11:29 PM	#5
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Dan, is the pink colouration to do with growth rate? the pink seems to be on all the areas that also have the swirly marks that we have seen before in previous posts.

08-10-2013, 07:11 AM	#7
tort22 Junior Member Egg Join Date: May 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 21	Thank you everyone can we almost be 100% certain now that Squirtle is a female? I'm not sure about the pink, I had assumed it's where they had strawberry yesterday! Is it anything for me to worry about?

08-10-2013, 04:20 PM	#10
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,245	Maybe it just shows more on them because they are pale?[/QUOTE] I think this is exactly right, Alley. Pale plastrons show pink. I notice it with my Margies a lot. Sid my adult male is a total stress head! When I take him to the vets we only have to walk in the door & he dissapears right back in his shell & the vet has commented that he flushes bright pink before her eyes. He also has cherry eye + about a day before I go on holiday each year he gets RNS!! For no apparent reason.

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