Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:41 am
Since the uh, special place, is in the middle of the tail, it's hard for me to judge this one... Usually the cloaca is located very close to the shell if it's a female, and closer to the tip of the tail if male. Since the nails are short and the belly is flat, I'm going to guess female.
Males have longer nails than females, longer snouts, and a plastron (belly) that is curved inwards slightly. Males also do not grow larger than females typically, but genetics and housing can interfere with that, so a male can be larger than a female in some cases.
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
Typhoon - RES hybrid, approx. 19 y.o., 8 in. long
Sadie - RES, approx. 30+ y.o., 11.5in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 15 y.o., 5 ft. long
