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I have 2 cb GTP's I bought in 99 as hatchlings from a reputable breeder...Anyway, he did not probe them (which I am under the impression is a good thing since causes problems & is wrong to do until after 1 year old). I was curious if there is anyway to tell their sexes now without having to put them through the stress of probbing, especially since I never handle them. I keep them in seperate enclosures but would love to find out I have a male/female pair. I spoke with the breeder and he offered to sex them BUT he is not close by, and once again, a car ride would probably put undue stress on them. Just curious if there are any visual clues/differences...ie. tail tappering off, or certain tail length or anything... I would just put them together BUT if they are male/male or female/female it might put stress on them if they are a male/female pair..there is no gaurantee that they'd copulate anyway, right?

Putting them together could stress them whether different sex or not. But especially if both are males. Physical differences eh?? Males leave the "seat" up None that I know of. I had a male/female pair that both ate very well until put together. Then I sexed the female (turned out to be a male). Apparently the dealer who sold it to me could not tell or just plain lied? All of my chondros are kept separate and they seem happy.
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Jay A. Martin

IMHO, I don't think a short probing session is going to cause undo stress. If the animals are healthy, feeding, and act like the usual animal, they will be fine. If you are worried about being bitten or handling a flighty animal, just put them in a pillow case and leave the tail end hanging out. It still takes two people to do this but it's no big deal. Good luck and best wishes on a pair.

Brandon Osborne

How far will the probe go for females and males? Im thinking of probing my GTPs and i will appreciate any help i can get for this. Thanks.

Spitfire, are you in the seattle area?

JG

Nope. Im from a country in Asia where keeping herps is very much frowned upon. Rather sad, i must say.....but luckily, GTPs do come much cheaper than in States.

We are in the "Seattle" area...but we are actually on the Key Peninsula. Are you in western WA as well?
-Yasser
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Hey, I was wondering who you guys were. I'm in Seattle (capitol hill). I would love too see your "Non green" morelia some time . Shoot me an email if you get a chance.

JG
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