title say's it all or best guess at what causes it or if there is a post already here about it that someone could link me it would be awesome
And females are associated with higher incubation temperatures. My guess would be that when the keratin on the shell is warmer, obviously-based on basic chemistry- the particles have more heat energy, so move around faster and the keratin will be less dense. So my guess is that due to more space due to them being more active, perhaps the keratin can't fuse properly into scutes? Just a theory.Every "splittie" I've ever had was female if that's helpful.
And females are associated with higher incubation temperatures. My guess would be that when the keratin on the shell is warmer, obviously-based on basic chemistry- the particles have more heat energy, so move around faster and the keratin will be less dense. So my guess is that due to more space due to them being more active, perhaps the keratin can't fuse properly into scutes? Just a theory.
They can be either sex, but the vast majority of split scuted tortoise I've seen were female. I currently have a male though. You can see it here. This one was hatched in the ground. Its the last one all the way down, not the earlier one referred to in the thread:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/meet-toms-leopard-tortoises.56643/
Yes. That's the one. The breeder told me "Split scutes are ALWAYS female." Imagine my surprise. Most of the time they are. Just not always.thank's for that were you talking about the one big momma until he flashed you? lol