Then I guess female. I am guessing the "bubble" is the beginning of a pouch.
Look what I found! (new picture 8/8)
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RE: Look what I found! **UPDATED PIC!"
The photo bucket image is not viewable to me. I see the original photo above it though.
exoticsdr said:exoticsdr said:Went out to put the young tortoises, check on the bigger ones and make sure the roos were ready for bed...well, my oldster Leopard tort, Tortolini was digging to lay and my young female red kangaroo came up to say hello, well...look what I found in her pouch.
two weeks later. Anybody want to guess the sex? You have a 50:50 chance....give a reason for your guess, why did you pick the sex you chose?
The photo bucket image is not viewable to me. I see the original photo above it though.
Desert Grandma,
I say male, for the same reasons!! Looks like little kittens when they are very young.,,
Doc, what's the market for them? Exotics are always such a draw, but wondered how many folks get them, then like so many others have no clue what they are getting into.
We always see the cats(large) that get bought for a thrill, then they end up on the news. Does this happen very often with roos?
If you have the time, as you were so sweet to write up that wonderful description, what's the basic requirements to have a pet like that? I have horses and honestly, if I wanted to just feed and water them and left them alone for a year, I could go back to them and they would be right where I left them. (Talking behavior wise, and no of course I would never have a pet I didn't make time for, just curious what these guys are like..)
( By the way how's Nougat?)
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I say male, for the same reasons!! Looks like little kittens when they are very young.,,
Doc, what's the market for them? Exotics are always such a draw, but wondered how many folks get them, then like so many others have no clue what they are getting into.
We always see the cats(large) that get bought for a thrill, then they end up on the news. Does this happen very often with roos?
If you have the time, as you were so sweet to write up that wonderful description, what's the basic requirements to have a pet like that? I have horses and honestly, if I wanted to just feed and water them and left them alone for a year, I could go back to them and they would be right where I left them. (Talking behavior wise, and no of course I would never have a pet I didn't make time for, just curious what these guys are like..)
( By the way how's Nougat?)
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Wow, what an interesting post. Great news....you are right. What a surprise!!!
My guess is male. Looks like I see an anus and a scrotum.
I remember reading once that female kangaroos can control the sex of their offspring, any truth to that?
I remember reading once that female kangaroos can control the sex of their offspring, any truth to that?
RE: Look what I found! **UPDATED PIC!"
OK, hopefully this will work. For all those wondering, it is a little boy...the bubble is his scrotum.."beans above the frank" for all you "Something About Mary" fans....he is growing fast, about 3 or 3 1-2 inches long. I'm going to let a TFO member name him (until he goes to his new home, provided everything goes well with his pouch gestation), will post a name the roo thread to solicit names.
First, Nougat is doing great, soaking up the Texas sun and humidity, eating spring mix, Mazuri, weeds and lots of hibiscus flowers and leaves.
The roos are pretty low maintenance but tend to panic easily if confronted with something they have never seen or heard before and if kept in a too small enclosure will bash into the fences and though I have never experienced it (because all the roos I deal with are messed with constantly) I would imagine that they would "go wild" and get used to not being messed with and become harder to handle. Males generally sell for $1800-2000 and females in the $3500 range.
exoticsdr said:exoticsdr said:Went out to put the young tortoises, check on the bigger ones and make sure the roos were ready for bed...well, my oldster Leopard tort, Tortolini was digging to lay and my young female red kangaroo came up to say hello, well...look what I found in her pouch.
two weeks later. Anybody want to guess the sex? You have a 50:50 chance....give a reason for your guess, why did you pick the sex you chose?
.Tortoise said:exoticsdr said:exoticsdr said:Went out to put the young tortoises, check on the bigger ones and make sure the roos were ready for bed...well, my oldster Leopard tort, Tortolini was digging to lay and my young female red kangaroo came up to say hello, well...look what I found in her pouch.
two weeks later. Anybody want to guess the sex? You have a 50:50 chance....give a reason for your guess, why did you pick the sex you chose?
The photo bucket image is not viewable to me. I see the original photo above it though.
OK, hopefully this will work. For all those wondering, it is a little boy...the bubble is his scrotum.."beans above the frank" for all you "Something About Mary" fans....he is growing fast, about 3 or 3 1-2 inches long. I'm going to let a TFO member name him (until he goes to his new home, provided everything goes well with his pouch gestation), will post a name the roo thread to solicit names.
Nay said:
First, Nougat is doing great, soaking up the Texas sun and humidity, eating spring mix, Mazuri, weeds and lots of hibiscus flowers and leaves.
The roos are pretty low maintenance but tend to panic easily if confronted with something they have never seen or heard before and if kept in a too small enclosure will bash into the fences and though I have never experienced it (because all the roos I deal with are messed with constantly) I would imagine that they would "go wild" and get used to not being messed with and become harder to handle. Males generally sell for $1800-2000 and females in the $3500 range.
!! A name the roo contest maybe, YEAH!!!
and i guessed female because i thought male was too obvious, haha. or that's my story and im sticking to it
Amazing!
How OMG amazing. Very lucky and great find. Thanks for sharing
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