What would the sex be?

[Michelle]

If an egg is incubated at 31 degrees and hatches at 56 days, would it be a girl or a boy?

 

[efx*]

Its around 88-89 fahrenheit. So it is probably a male.

 

[seraphim21]

It should be a male.

 

[paulnj]

Though the temps say male, the length of time suggests it could be female. That coulds go either way and I find it's never in my favor either. Something is off with your temp and time I think , because 88-89 hatches in 31-35 day at my house and 81-83 hatched in the 50+ range.

 

[Michelle]

Thats what I thought Paul but those are not my temps. Those are the temps that my tremper male (that I just bought) was incubated at and I just found out that he hatched on day 56! I think he is going to be a she!

 

[paulnj]

How big is it? I did indeed hatch 5 males out of 8 eggs incubated at 81-82 for 50+ days and go figure, they were all SS tremper albinos..sniff sniff

 

[Michelle]

Oh dear, how frustrating! I understand your sadness!
Did you mean age or size? He is about 3 weeks old, weighs 6 grams and is about 10 cm's long. Its the one in the the post "Tremper Confirmation" that I post last week in the Morphs and Genetics section.

 

[paulnj]

6GRAMS....... You will know what it is in 2 months maybe. That's pretty small, you might want to wait until they are 12-15 grams next time you buy.

 

[Michelle]

Whoops, looks like I double posted by mistake!

 

[Michelle]

I would normally wait but trempers are not easy to get here so I snatched it up! It's ok if it urns out to be female. I'll have to look for a male then. Just another excuse to get another!!!!

 

[paulnj]

Well the image you posted and length of incubation makes me believe you have a female mostlikely, but time will tell.

Yeah, in the US we are spoiled with leo morphs, but you can snag up Leopard tortoises for free

 

[Michelle]

Yip, pro's and con's on both sides. I would love to import some Leo's from the USA!!!!