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Postby skinkkid » Thu May 26, 2011 8:00 pm

I just got this guy a few days ago its my first bts(CAPTIVE BREED). Anyone with a bts pics or advice would be great. How can I sex him or her. he or she is in a 20gal long while I set up his new setup.

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Postby WanderingChai » Thu May 26, 2011 8:12 pm

Welcome!

First of all, study the caresheet. Then get his/her tank ready ASAP! A full-grown skink should only be in a 20 gallon for emergency reasons(personal opinion). He/she cannot be sexed easily. Unless you see a sperm plug or do a DNA test, it's impossible to figure out. The caresheet explains it in much more detail. Very cute skink you got there!
Note: I've only had my little girl(?) for a few months, I am definitely not an expert. The more experienced skink keepers on here will be able to help you more, I believe.
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Postby WanderingChai » Thu May 26, 2011 8:13 pm

Also, I believe you have a northern. Of course I could be completely wrong. :)
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Postby skinkkid » Thu May 26, 2011 10:03 pm

Thanks I have done quite a bit of research and I already have the new enclosure it will be ready by the weekend. I classified as a northern to
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Postby Musoke » Thu May 26, 2011 10:43 pm

Northern, I'm sure!

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Postby SapphireTigress1 » Thu May 26, 2011 11:17 pm

wow its lovely! I love the colors on him/her :)
yeah, i'd work on getting that other setup ready ASAP. They (well, mine at least) use all their space.
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Postby WanderingChai » Fri May 27, 2011 6:01 am

Yay! I guessed right! :D
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Postby Alioop » Fri May 27, 2011 7:49 am

WanderingChai wrote:Welcome!

First of all, study the caresheet. Then get his/her tank ready ASAP! A full-grown skink should only be in a 20 gallon for emergency reasons(personal opinion). He/she cannot be sexed easily. Unless you see a sperm plug or do a DNA test, it's impossible to figure out. The caresheet explains it in much more detail. Very cute skink you got there!


Um.. what?
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Postby reaperreptiles » Fri May 27, 2011 10:17 am

OMG he's beatiful, where/who did you get him from??? Please tell:)
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Postby Susann » Fri May 27, 2011 8:10 pm

Alioop wrote:
WanderingChai wrote:Welcome!

First of all, study the caresheet. Then get his/her tank ready ASAP! A full-grown skink should only be in a 20 gallon for emergency reasons(personal opinion). He/she cannot be sexed easily. Unless you see a sperm plug or do a DNA test, it's impossible to figure out. The caresheet explains it in much more detail. Very cute skink you got there!


Um.. what?


Here's what the Bluey Bible says on Chromosomes and DNA:
BTS possess diploid sets of chromosomes with 2 n = 32 chromosomes. Since no heteromorphous sex chromosomes can be found, sex identification based on chromosomal patterns must fail. At least in theory, however, it could be possible that specific cytological research (e.g. by a sex-linked staining of parts of the chromosomes) would be successful.

The possible proof of sex-indicative DNA sequenses could, at least for some reptile taxa, be the method of a reliable sex identification of the future, as has already been realized in the case of birds. One of the problems that is bound to be encountered is the fact that most birds possess sex chromosomes whereas many lizards, including the species of Tiliqua, lack these.

So, in some reptiles it is possible to sex through DNA, but as technology stands today, in Tiliquas it will not work.
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Postby JoshChimera » Sat May 28, 2011 6:27 pm

From the 2nd picture, I can tell it is a Nothern as well. Congratulations on the new skink!
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Postby ssr » Sat May 28, 2011 7:23 pm

Congrats! Beautiful skink.
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Postby skinkkid » Sat May 28, 2011 8:28 pm

sorry guys been away for a day. thanks for the feedback. I got him from my local pet shop. I recently feel in love with bts at the last reptile expo I attended. I was thinking about ordering one offline but my local pet shop got one and they have never had them before and only had one. Once the owner told me he was captive breed I decided to give their wonderful species a chance.
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Postby Fatal_S » Sat May 28, 2011 8:41 pm

Looks like a Caramel Northern to me (Northerns bred for lighter color). Very pretty. Congrats on the new addition!
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Postby Katrina » Sun May 29, 2011 9:18 am

Congrats on the new addition! :D Very cute little guy.
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