Confirmation of subspecies

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Confirmation of subspecies

Postby Kayfrog » Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:26 am

I believe my baby Ziggy is a merauke bts (she's 4 months old, got her when she was around 1 month). The seller that imported her mom did not tell me if she was IJ or Merauke. I've played some guessing games with researching because there are so many variables in IDing them. I'm also saying "she" only because of how absolutely wide she is (I know this is not a reliable was of sexing).

Can anyone confirm or correct her actual subspecies? I only want to know so I can definitively tell people what she is when they ask. Her enclosure is already set up for an Indonesian species :)

She also does have a slight orange blush to her belly
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And yes, she always looks angry :lol:
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Re: Confirmation of subspecies

Postby mb606587 » Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:43 pm

"She" is an Irian Jaya. And I would guess female for the gender.
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Re: Confirmation of subspecies

Postby Kayfrog » Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:53 pm

Thanks so much!

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