I know you get these questions alot After looking at the pics of boys and girls, I've been thinking Koopa is a girl..am I right?

Koopa

muffinjenn Wrote:I know you get these questions alot After looking at the pics of boys and girls, I've been thinking Koopa is a girl..am I right?

Koopa

I think girl ...

Shape looks male to me, but the plastron doesn't appear concave from the pic.
I dunno.

EP429 Wrote:Shape looks male to me, but the plastron doesn't appear concave from the pic.
I dunno.

Ok Tortadise, you're the expert what say you? LoL

Is this pic clear enough or would another view be helpful? (my husband and I have had a bet going )

~Jenn

muffinjenn Wrote:Is this pic clear enough or would another view be helpful? (my husband and I have had a bet going )

~Jenn

What does the winner get?

The winner get's to say "I told you so!" and a nice dinner out

muffinjenn Wrote:The winner get's to say "I told you so!" and a nice dinner out

Nice

I think it's a girl because the plastron is not concave

More pics that might help




and just for fun, the pretty girl or handsome boy?

Anal Scutes show female but tail is still indeterminate to me. Concavity can be apparent in females as well males. Obviously not as much but in juvenile size as yours is definitely will be present. Could you get a good photo of the tail? Like maybe sticking out? So I can see the length from the ventral opening to end of tail.

(10-30-2012 11:38 AM)tortadise Wrote:  Anal Scutes show female but tail is still indeterminate to me. Concavity can be apparent in females as well males. Obviously not as much but in juvenile size as yours is definitely will be present. Could you get a good photo of the tail? Like maybe sticking out? So I can see the length from the ventral opening to end of tail.

I will try, she's a little tail shy and tucks it in when I pick her up lol. It seems pretty stubby to me but I'll try to get a better shot of it!

Looks more Male to me. You need a picture with the tail fully extended. Plastron concavity really has nothing to do with it, seeing that Females can have fairly concave Plastrons........

First hand example......

tortadise Wrote:Anal Scutes show female but tail is still indeterminate to me. Concavity can be apparent in females as well males. Obviously not as much but in juvenile size as yours is definitely will be present. Could you get a good photo of the tail? Like maybe sticking out? So I can see the length from the ventral opening to end of tail.

I knew you would know!

Well its hard to be 100% but shows characteristics of both. Each photo (not sure if its the angle) but show either or. Things can change too. Eric does have a good point of reference as well. A good tail shot would be great.