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Old 04-10-2007, 04:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Male or Female?



Not the best pic, but can anyone tell if "she's" male or female?
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Male or Female?

We could really do with seeing the "back end" before an educated guess could be taken. Can you photograph the vent (cloacal) region?
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Male or Female?

The three inches (8cm) in front and behind the vent are the most important for determining sex. Even though it looks long and skinny like a male, it could just be a skinny female. The picture of its cloacal region is most important, but if you can measure it and it ends up being over about 25-26", it's probably a female... just another clue.

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Old 04-10-2007, 05:31 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanx guys, I'll try to get a better pic when i get the chance!using picture phone 'cause digital is broken, but we'll do r best!!
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Old 04-10-2007, 06:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Sorry , but it's the best i could do.LOL hope it's enough
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Old 04-10-2007, 07:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Male or Female?

Guess we can't edit? lol My husband messed up on the first picture. Hopefully this one is bigger...

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Old 04-10-2007, 09:44 PM   #7 (permalink)
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looks like a male to me
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Old 04-10-2007, 10:43 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Male or Female?

That's what we thought when we actually got a picture of it haha. So now he's a male, I'm pretty sure of it anyway. After researching sites and seeing the differences, plus the pictures on here. So now he's a male with the name "Pinky" hehe
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I'll offer a second opinion just to show that we have a concensus. It's a male, but there's no way I could have said anything with confidence from the first shot.

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P.S. That's a perfect picture from which to determine its sex.
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Re: Male or Female?

I agree with MALE
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