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 #2064915


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 I need help sexing these russians

my smaller ones




my two bigger ones




what do you guys think males or females???????? thanks again
08/29/09  12:16am

 #2065027


J&C
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   Message To: Turtle_fever   In reference to Message Id: 2064915


 I need help sexing these russians

They all look to be female.. however, the one on the top is starting to curve to the side which tells me that it could be an immature male and depending on the size of the torts, (plastron length)they could all be immature males(tails have not grown all the way yet)
How long is the plastron on each of them?
Jackie:)
08/29/09  12:05pm

 #2065375


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   Message To: J&C   In reference to Message Id: 2065027


 I need help sexing these russians

all females



08/30/09  08:14am

 #2065392


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   Message To: Amphibiandude   In reference to Message Id: 2065375


 I need help sexing these russians

I sent you a pm
08/30/09  09:22am

 #2065410


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   Message To: Heatseeker   In reference to Message Id: 2065392


 I need help sexing these russians

I also say females. When I bought mine, all of them were about 4" and it was easy to determine male vs female. So unless one of these guys is a late bloomer, then yeah.
08/30/09  11:15am

 #2066461


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   Message To: SkumBoss   In reference to Message Id: 2065410


 I need help sexing these russians

ok thanks for the help guys



09/01/09  07:43pm

 #2066951


J&C
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   Message To: Turtle_fever   In reference to Message Id: 2066461


 I need help sexing these russians

actually some experts that I have consulted have told me that if you dont know age, then 4" is not a good standard to go by... more like 5 1/2 inches
I had a 5" russian who I thought was a female but actions spoke louder than length and her tail started to grow and curve to the side...females are "usually" not aggressive toward other torts
saying this, some russians dont get passed the 4" marker
Jackie:)
09/02/09  11:40pm

 #2068195


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   Message To: J&C   In reference to Message Id: 2066951


 I need help sexing these russians

my biggest one is 7 inches i bought the russians to try to breed them but it looks i like i have four females.. so i need to get me a couple males .. im just starting to get involved with russians i heard they were hard to breed so i decided to give it a shot i like a good challenge . i do alot of work with different res (red eared sliders) morphs also sugar gliders and hedgies take care and thanks for taking your time 2 help me out
thanks jason
09/05/09  09:59pm

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J&C
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   Message To: Turtle_fever   In reference to Message Id: 2068195


 I need help sexing these russians

Well.. You are well on your way to a good breeding colony....
I would try to pick up just 2 males though... usually what you find, so you are lucky with the 4 females
Good luck to you, Jackie:)
09/10/09  04:07pm


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