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As I sit here waiting rather impatiently for my Colombian rainbow, can someone please tell me how to sex them? Can you just look at the spurs? Thanks in advance.
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Scott
Reptiles
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1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)
Other
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1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
Scott,
....Males do have larger spurs but the spurs on this subspecies are pretty small and the difference between the size of male and female spurs is subtle. Males have thicker tails than femals but the difference is difficult to determine without having both sexes to compare. You can feel the sex organs of the male if you slide your fingers backwards from the vent along the tail. The female has analogous organs that can be fairly large but they do not extend nearly as far down the tail. If you probe them males will probe 6 to 10 scale rows deep and females will probe 2 to 4 scale rows deep.
Jeff
>>As I sit here waiting rather impatiently for my Colombian rainbow, can someone please tell me how to sex them? Can you just look at the spurs? Thanks in advance.
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>>Scott
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>>Reptiles
>>--------
>>1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
>>0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
>>1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
>>0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)
>>
>>Other
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>>1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
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