Question and Sexing Game

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Marty333

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Alright so first the question when I was taking pictures for the sexing I noticed like his plastrodon had not an air bubble but it felt like a space underneath it so when I was holding him I felt his plastrodon sink under my thumb and then I noticed the "air bubble would transfer to the other side.
Here is a beautiful illustration of what I am talking about
(the arrow is pointing to the direction the "air bubble" shifts to)
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He is only 2 months old ( I think he looks to young to be 3 months old) Do you think he is still just developing?

Now I know he is to young to sex but why not have fun guessing!?
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Also people say females seem to have softer faces so what do you think?
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Also I secretly hope he ends up becoming a girl lol But I am happy either way as long as he is still with me :D
 

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I think he's male.

Do you supplement with calcium, and do you use a UVB light?
 
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When you are looking at his plastron and rolling it back and forth does it look like there's liquid moving underneath his shell? Also is it soft there where there might be liquid? Is he active and eating good?
 

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I'm not seeing a thing wrong with the plastron. :) That spot in the middle of the plastron is where the yolk sack was. Underneath there doesn't have any bone yet so it will be squishy for another few months. It should though get harder and harder as he gets older.

I'm also leaning towards male. :D

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maggie3fan said:
When you are looking at his plastron and rolling it back and forth does it look like there's liquid moving underneath his shell? Also is it soft there where there might be liquid? Is he active and eating good?
No its not soft and It doesn't feel like liquid. Its Hard but soft its hard to explain. And he has been eating fine and he is active when he wants to be :)

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I'm not seeing a thing wrong with the plastron. :) That spot in the middle of the plastron is where the yolk sack was. Underneath there doesn't have any bone yet so it will be squishy for another few months. It should though get harder and harder as he gets older.

I'm also leaning towards male. :D

Danny

Thank you for giving me a piece of mind!
 

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I say male too, but its much too early to be certain. Those pics were perfect though. We are able to see everything that we need to see to make our guesses.

I can't see the "bubble" in the pic either, but it looks like a healthy plastron to me too.
 

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Well, that's where the yolk was attached. It will close up more as he grows.
 

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kinda like the soft spot on a babies head.
just make sure he is eating well, gets his soaks, calcium and sun.
 
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