Sorry for the delayed response. I have been fighting some email troubles.
Let me start by saying that my male breeder is a matt dark brown. My female is a red-orange dalmatian. I have found that the male hatchlings are a very dark red. The females tend to be lighter in color, and often have dalmatian spots. Unfortunately, I have not tracked enough of my hatchlings to be certain if the above observations can be turned into a sexing guide. I also must point out that I have one breeding pair only, and do not wish to infer that any globally applicable sexing guide could be derived based on the data from my one pair. Maybe if we all put our experiences together, we might come up with something. Preston nathan hall wrote: > What are your thoughts on this Preston? Many of the R. ciliatus I've > acquired come from Preston's ciliatus stock, and he has mentioned that many > of his "dull" colored ciliatus tend to be female. > > Nathan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: nathan hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:41 AM > Subject: Re: Re:ciliatus question > > > In general, I have also found this to be the case. But, I recently raised > a > > dull gray animal that was definitely a male. I have also noticed that the > > "dalmatian" ciliatus tend to be female. > > > > Nathan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dr. Bob Herrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 1:58 PM > > Subject: Re:ciliatus question > > > > > > > I have a question on sexing Rhacodactylus ciliatus. I have been > breeding > > > 1-2 pairs for about three years now and at about 6-8 weeks of age, there > > > are brightly colored individuals which have in my experience (they ones > > > that I kept) turned out to be males and then the other buckskin (gray) > > > individuals that have turned out to all be females. Can you sex these > by > > > color long before the hemipenial pouches appear?? > > > Bob Herrington, Ph.D > > > Dept. Biology > > > Georgia Southwestern State Univ. > > > Americus, GA 31709 > > > http://scimath.gsw.edu/bherring/ > > > > > > > > > ########################################################################### > > > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > > > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > > > > > > ########################################################################### > > > > >
