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New Enclosure and Sexing Help

supermogwai Oct 21, 2004 12:26 PM

Hi, Ive had my crestie for nearly 3 months now--and it has grown dramatically. She's probably a third again as big as when I bought her. I started her out in a critter cage and Ive just moved her into a 29 gallon aquarium (hopefully so I can move her in with some friends). Unfortunately I'm not sure if it's a male or female. There seems to be a slight bulge at the base of the tail, more than when it was very young, but nothing dramatic. Here (s)he is:

Here's the new tank. Sorry about the lighting, but I think you'll get the gist:

And here's her tail:

Thanks for any input
Ethan

Replies (1)

davemaymon Oct 21, 2004 03:51 PM

i recently bought my first 2 cresteds one of mine looks exactly like yours "sex" wise... and it was sold to me as a female. the other which is definetly a male has a much more drastically shaped i dont know the polit way of saying it but "ball sac" so i do believe that yours and mine r females but id be interested in hearing it from some one who has more expierence Thanks All

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