Just purchased 4 proven breeder females. I took them to the vet to get them checked out. We probed them; all were females but the one he said thought might be a male. The probe went in about 3/4' inch. But he tried and tried to pop the hemipenis out, and he couldn't. So his official answer was Inconclusive. He said it seemed to be kind of in the middle somewhere. To deep for a female and a little shallow for the male. I guess I will try breeding him or her and see what happens. The guy I bought him from seemed very nice and was honest in every point of the transaction up until this point. So we will see.
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My Proven Breeder Female is a Male??
Steven_ucf
Sep 22, 2006 12:46 PM
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toshamc
Sep 22, 2006 01:45 PM
Is she a "proven breeder" meaning that she has locked up with a male before? Or is she a "proven breeder" meaning she has produced eggs before?
It is possible that you proven breeder is a male that locked up with another male. But if she has laid eggs I'd bet that the person you got her from has picts of her wrapped around a clutch?
Sometimes males will probe short - sometimes females probe long - and sometimes it's hard for some of use to pop adult males. If you can't get verification on her from her previous owner - you might want to see if you can find someone in your area that has experience popping adults.
And hopfully your vet was able to properly sex the others as well.
Good luck!!
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Tosha 
"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"
Brandon Osborne
Sep 22, 2006 05:11 PM
Sounds like a female to me.....depending on the size. If she's on the larger size, 3/4" isn't much. I have a large Biak chondro that was sold to me as a male several years ago. After paying attention to feeding habits, body shape, and 2 failed breeding attempts, I decided to re-probe. Well what do ya know..."he" probed 10 scales deep. Now, 10 scales would typically indicate a male, but I threw a male in with him and they locked up within minutes. When the time comes, just put another male in there and see what happens. At least you don't have to worry about combat death as with chondros.....they fight till one or both die. Good luck.
Brandon Osborne
