cunninghams and pink tongues

[roadkill5000]

ive heard for larger skinks such as blueys,cunninghams,land mullets....
that if you run your finger down the tail (near the vent) you can feel bumps
bumps=male
no bumps=female
i am not sure if this is a good method or not as i have never tried it myself

[saikrett]

I was told that the best way to find there sex is to put them together in spring and watch what happens!!!

[africancichlidau]

You mean see what the male does with his bumps?

[roadkill5000]

i dont think hatchlings would do anything
im not sure bout this but i think most hatchlings are born in summer anyway so you would have to wait a year to be able to sex them

[saikrett]

so true,
i've got yearly bluetongues that i don't know the sex of.
How old should they be before they breed? (if male & female!)

[roadkill5000]

i think it depends on how much food and water there is along with heat but im not sure

[saikrett]

what depends on food and water?

[roadkill5000]

if they breed

[roadkill5000]

i think

[saikrett]

i've heard that.
The guy i was first geting my turtles off said they didn't breed because it was too dry.

[roadkill5000]

turtles live in water so if its dry theres a good chance they wont breed
what sort of turtles :

[saikrett]

They were long necks,
but i ended up getting 2 murray river shortnecks instead,
they're so cool!!!

[africancichlidau]

I simulate the rainy season with a shower head installed i their enclosure We're under water restrictions at the moment so I don't know yet if it will work but a similar arrangement worked with my white lipped tree frogs,(Litoria Infrafrenata).

[saikrett]

thanks africanthingy
i dont think i will need to because io will be keeping them outside

[africancichlidau]

I keep my turtles outside but during extended dry periods or drought they won't breed unless you can effectively simulate the rainy season.