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Dob
at Wed Jul 2 22:41:59 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Dob ]
Thank everyone so much for your advice.
I divided my cage in half. Since it is made of pexiglass pannels, I used a clear pexiglass pannel to make the division. I read about a public aquarium which had some turtles which kept eating the fish. The aquarium put in a clear glass pannel, seperating the fish from the turtles. After awhile, the turtles gave up trying to eat the fish. The aquarium then removed the glass pannel. The turtles still did not eat the fish. The aquarium put in new fish. The turtles ate the new fish, but they left the old fish alone.
IF the other uro is, in fact, a female (which I am no longer so sure of. When I got her, her arms and head were tan. They are becoming decidedly black lately. Also, she is getting a dark blotch on her chest. My male got such a dark blotch about a year ago. Then most of his tummy turned as jet black as the rest of his body (except for a few yellow markings on his back -- which have since turned almost white).
My male's STV is 9-1/2". My female's (?) STV is 7-1/2". Her face is much rounder and shorter than the male's, who has a very pointed, turtle-like snout. The male has long fingernails compared to the female's. The male's tail is much "rounder" than the female's, whose tail is more flat on top.
Anyway, that is my solution for now. In a couple of months I should be able to tell for sure if my female is really feamale or not. If she is, then the trick that worked for the turtles and fish might work for uros. If my female is really a male, well, then I will sell one or the other of them.
Thank you again -
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 Thanks! ("Honeymoon's Over" - Dob, Wed Jul 2 22:41:59 2008
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