General Care Discussion :: RES cross question and Sexing help.

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:02 pm   RES cross question and Sexing help.

Hello all,
Long time no post!

Now that Merlin is 4" I thought I would get some expert help on sexing him/her. We decided no matter what we are keeping the name and will probably keep calling him a him. But for medical reasons I want to know if hes a boy or girl. I need to know to keep an eye on eggs or being egg bound. So here are some photos for the sexing.

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Also, I think he might be a cross breed. Yellow bellied sliders from what I read are yellow, with green and brown. He/she has orange on the sides, which might mean he's a cross breed.

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I'm going to post this on another forum but what do you think? Possible that he might be a RES and YBS?
-Erin
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1 Mouse, 2 Ferrets, 1 Kitten
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 5:06 pm   Re: RES cross question and Sexing help.

You have a girl and I'm not sure about a hybrid... looks pretty much like a YBS.
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