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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: My Triturus Marmoratus

hey all, heres Kaya my adult female marbled Newt

any comments much appreciated
Erik
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HerpCrazy!!! · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

Wow thats a big beastie! Very dark compared to any marmoratus I've ever seen too Smile

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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

nice and large Smile

very dark though do you find that the females are larger than the males?
stu
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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

also it looks like a male to me as its orange stripe is broken up just thought id say but i may be wrong
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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject:

herpcrazy & stu - i think shes going for a bit of a shed at the moment

Stu- she is 17.5 cm at last measurement and males apparently only reach about 15 cm so i assume its female
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Reptiles by Erik Paterson
1.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1.0 Bearded Dragon
8.10.11 + 14 eggs Cape House Snake
0.2.1 Leopard Gecko

Goose · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:56 am Post subject:

Im pretty sure thats a male, the broken stripe on the back is a much better indicator than size.
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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:08 am Post subject:

i personally haven't a clue, the guys over At pollywog seemed to think it was female, i don't know lol its female till proven male in my house lol

Erik
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Reptiles by Erik Paterson
1.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1.0 Bearded Dragon
8.10.11 + 14 eggs Cape House Snake
0.2.1 Leopard Gecko

lol93 · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:27 am Post subject:

Lovely anyway. Bigger than I thought it would be!
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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

thanks m8 whatever sex it is i still like it its not the most interesting of my collection but its better than the goldfish that's gone missing from the mini pond on the veranda, bloom in magpies lol

Erik
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Reptiles by Erik Paterson
1.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1.0 Bearded Dragon
8.10.11 + 14 eggs Cape House Snake
0.2.1 Leopard Gecko