Thank you!Curtis is looking male. But still not certain. Things to look for:
The tail will enlongate and start to be held to the side especially when you flip it over.
The anal scutes will start to flare outward at the tips
The gulars will separate and start to elongate. A females gulars normally show no seperation or "forking"
The supracaudal will start to curve under beyond vertical. (protecting the tail and giving a male something to support its weight and still have an opening for access to the female while breeding)
The plaston will start to develop the concavity.
Would these notches on the gulars be considered forking?Curtis is looking male. But still not certain. Things to look for:
The tail will enlongate and start to be held to the side especially when you flip it over.
The anal scutes will start to flare outward at the tips
The gulars will separate and start to elongate. A females gulars normally show no seperation or "forking"
The supracaudal will start to curve under beyond vertical. (protecting the tail and giving a male something to support its weight and still have an opening for access to the female while breeding)
The plaston will start to develop the concavity.
Would these notches on the gulars be considered forking?View attachment 286006
For a reference on growth, here’s the clearest plastron pic I could find from 2 years ago
View attachment 286007
Woo hoo, thanks!Yes, that looks like the beginning of the forking of the male gulars. I always keep in mind - I have been fooled several times at 12" as they can still change, but when I see that happening to gulars, I'm usually about 90% correct in male.