Sexing Pachy b's

[paris]

i am stumped when it comes to pachy b's in sexing them, i cant see much difference at all in their vent sizes. they are not as easy as labiatum, anyone who keeps these ever seen a males vent swollen at all -or even longer? i guess there is a possibility i have all females, but with 8 i think i should have some males in there!

 

[erik]

The males (or at least the dominant males) will get tail spots, but they seem faint from my experience. I have 10 specimens and only one has tail spots so maybe it isn't the breeding season yet-I think later this year they will start to show better. I am sure we both have other males that haven't made themselves known yet.

 

[paris]

with my labiatum, once they grow into their spots they never loose them, these 'guys' definitely have me stumped, i also have seen no tail wagging-any one else?, and here's the kicker with these-is there a possibility that those we call pachy b's are actually 2 different kinds of pachys? some of mine seem to stay the light to cream coloured phase, but others are capable of colour shift from medium brown to the light -like this one http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/15597.jpg
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/15598.jpg

 

[terry]

i cannot help but notice the irony of the picture you posted. The aquapet/ plastic fishtank says "made in china". Well, paddletails are natives of China. That figures!

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Sorry It was too funny man!

(Message edited by terryschild on August 26, 2005)

 

[erik]

Paris,

Anything yet on the tails of your Pachytriton "b"? None of mine are showing anything yet, even the confirmed males. I did recently have to remove one animal from a tank with 3 because it was getting stressed by the other 2.

I need to start keeping track of when the spots develop and when they fade......