sexing help - powder blue tincs - update- new pictuers

[sweety]

hi,

can somebody please tell me the sex of my 3 frogs.?

FROG A




FROG B




FROG C





they are in my gallery as well. http://www.dendroboard.com/coppermin...php?album=1267

thanks
nadine

[sweety]

any idea why my pics dont show up?

thanks
nadine

[defaced]

You're linking to the page, not the actual image. Here's the URL for the first image:
http://photo.ringo.com/193/193580196O630450507.jpg

and the image:


You need to click on your picture, and it will open in a new window. Get the URL from the address bar on that new window.

[sweety]

thanks.

i will do that later in the day.

nadine

[Frank H]

3 females is my guess. Frog B might be your only male, Id like to see a side profile pic.

[sweety]

side view frog b



if i really got 3 girls, i want to trade at least one for a male.

thanks

nadine

[forestexotics]

in my opinion:
a-female
b-male
c-most likely female but not sure.
Sorry I couldnt help more....Sara

[frogfarm]

I don`t mean to be rude so don`t take it that way. First off they are still too young to sex accurately and the pics are pretty bad.




even these are subpar for sexing, but you have to get the front toes in the pic from an overhead view for accurate id. and it has to be clear and bright preferably on paper towel which is a good background for outline.
2 of the pics were (last pic of frog a and 2nd pic of frog b) what you should shoot for and the quarter is good for size comparison. they are a little too dark and blurry for a good id. shots from an overview of the musculature around the vent are hlpful and side shots in a natural sitting postion to show the curvature of the back also help but are secondary indicators to toepads in most frogs(except phyllos and epis). I`m still observing pumilio for specific sexing traits.
anywho, frog a is a female and frog b is a male and c i can`t tell.
get better pics, take your time and take a bunch. I took 7 to get these 2 i posted.

[sweety]

at what age can tincs be sexed?

frog a and b should be 7 or 8 month. frog c about 6 or 7 month.

I know it is time to get a new camara. i guess i need to keep telling that to my DH that i can get it for my B-Day.

thanks for all your input

nadine

[frogfarm]

There is no specific age tincs can be sexed at. 3 months to 18 months. Think of it like races of people. There are different body types and characteristics for each race. Asians look very similar male and female till a later age and some are still much more closely shaped than say Italians. I know I`ll get slack for these generalizations. It`s the same w/ frog morphs. Add in that people feed different diets and amounts and keep frogs at different temps you compound the age problem. Time is essentially sped up w/ higher temps w/ cold blooded animals. The warmer they are and more they are fed the quicker they reach maturity. Some dawrf tincs kept at higher temps and fed well I can sex at 3-4 months and some citronellas have taken me closer to 12-15 to accurately figure out pairs.