16-07-2013, 05:38 PM | #11 |
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Thanks.
Got 2 grumpy torts now lol. Just measured billie and hes 5 inches. Measured a 8 yr old male which i sexed at 4 and hes 4 1/2 inches.. |
16-07-2013, 05:42 PM | #12 |
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At 5 inches a male would (if I remember correctly) be big enough to "get the deed done" so if she is not looking male I would thing female, my male is 5inches, and there is no doubting he is a he... my female is only 4.5inches and her tail is smaller and she is not aggressive (but I think that is her nature I think)
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16-07-2013, 05:51 PM | #13 |
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Thanks merlin, how olds your male at 5". I always worry my boys have stopped growing but i keep comparing them to the females which grow alot.
Thanks rgds the size, yes i really think billie looks female too but ive never experienced this sort of behaviour with females. Billies also smaller than his/her sister which also made me second guess whether male or female. Billie is a fiesty one though, demands hand feeding(not that i do) and generally acts very cheeky. Definetly more like my boys and not like my girls who all seem to be placid im comparrison. |
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I don't know his age, I got him from a pet shop, I estimate him to be 4 or 5 based on his size, but he was half that size last February when I get him, so who knows...
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Thats really interesting. I found my boys slowed down quite alot once they reached 4inches and its taken them years to grow even cms from then. Suppose theyre all different arent they. |
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Yup, they all grow at different rates, he has slowed down a bit now though I think
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