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Here is a pic of her/him. My boss gave it to me. He said the vet said it was a girl, but it has boy coloring. She is 3 years old. Any suggestions on sexing it? I want to get it a mate but I need to make sure this is definatly not a male before I get a male from someone.

hey there, congrats on your new uro. the coloring does look alot like a male but there is such thing as a male mimic female. i will search around on the forum and see if i can see the sexing instructions that torey always gave out.
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

Males can often be distinguished by their large femoral pores and hemipene bulges just below the vents. To see the shape of the hemipene bulge look at the base of the tail, just below the vent, and gently lift the tail.
Here is a picture of a male's underside
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/index.php?photo=215166

--Benedita

good deal, benedita! i would have never thought to look in the photo gallery. i found every post but the one i wanted, including one with this picture but without the description
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

do any of these pics help? I cant tell if its there or not.

Okay I am assuming that she is infact a female. Because her bulges are small and v-shaped. So I guess shes a male mimic female.

that's sounds about right... it's hard to see because the picture is a bit blurry.
These are hard animals to sex. Probing doesn't work either.
There are differences in the shape of their heads too (when veiwed from above) but unless you are comparing two animals, it's hard to see.
--benedita