sneaky2 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Is it just me, or are female reeves hard to find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 yes seems that not many have been on the market in the past. but also seems a few hit the market about 2/3years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Breeding groups for sale on trademe of late have been one female and two males. Someone must have wanted the market for a few years and deliberately hatched males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 and the females that did hatch from those batches may be in fertile as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 infertile females? how does one manage that.. i sold my female and a coupld of males, she had never laid for me but was huge :-? i just thought maybe they could be sexed at a young age...you dont see many in shops that are as small as the red ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 ....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 with some reps if eggs are hatched at extremes to produce either male or females there is a chance that any of the opposite sex produced can have fertility issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 true, does anyone know if the reeves are tsd? hot house claims theyre not...but there definitely seems to be more males around then females.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 cant know,was just fishing for a swap opps, can i say that? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hothouse Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 true, does anyone know if the reeves are tsd? hot house claims theyre not...but there definitely seems to be more males around then females.. Where have I ever claimed "they're not". The only species of Turtle that I've bred that's known not to be TSD is Chelodina longicollis (Australian Eastern Snake-neck Turtle). Incubation temps for Male Reeve's Turtles seems to be around 27oC - 28oC and females around 30 - 32oC. The Incubator that I incubated all Turtles in was set between 27oC and 30oC. This gave a great mix of Red-eared Sliders sexes. You can't please everyone. Had I turned it up a bit everyone would have been bitchin that there were no Male RES around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Nice to see your still lerking, i thought that might get a response Sorry I stand corrected, just re-read your old posts. Had my wires crossed. Im not bitchin but you claim to get about 50/50 male to female....maybe you do. Just seems theres much more males around than females. Maybe Kim Shirley produces just males, wonder if she will pop up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hothouse Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Thank Goodness for previous threads. Pity one doesn't check these first. :roll: All Reeve's eggs incubated in summer months would be more likely to be Female. I got most eggs during the cooler months. I have had feedback from purchasers of Female Reeve's that I have hatched in the past and these are producing fertile eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 oops just edited my message and now i see youve posted :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I stand to be corrected,but seem to recall when HH was getting his breeders together most came from ks and there were plenty of females? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hothouse Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 To stand you corrected Hatchlings purchased over a three year period proved a 50/50 ratio of sexes. More females in the first year, more males in the last year, 50/50 in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougstark Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 infertile females? how does one manage that.. i sold my female and a coupld of males, she had never laid for me but was huge :-? i just thought maybe they could be sexed at a young age...you dont see many in shops that are as small as the red ears. Those I believe were the ones on trademe recently. I now have them (she is huge, Mark says maybe biggest he has seen). Gives me 2 females and 3 males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 WHOOO Back up the bus.....didnt want to open a can of worms,was just FISHING FOR A SWAP!!!doesnt have to be reeves for reeves either..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Those I believe were the ones on trademe recently. I now have them (she is huge, Mark says maybe biggest he has seen). Gives me 2 females and 3 males. Nice one, very likely. Did you get them from me or someone in Auckland? Biggest I had seen, had another similar sized but found her dead on the bottom of the pond last year :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 WHOOO Back up the bus.....didnt want to open a can of worms,was just FISHING FOR A SWAP!!!doesnt have to be reeves for reeves either..... nothing like a bit of friendly discussion at least one of the turtles in this auction looks to be female, http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 584260.htm and atleast one of the ones in this auction looks to be female (24cm is to big for a male i think) http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 576434.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 To stand you corrected Hatchlings purchased over a three year period proved a 50/50 ratio of sexes. More females in the first year, more males in the last year, 50/50 in the middle. whatever,good that it is now possible to get these whatever the sex,the more people that have pairs trying to breed the better for the hobby in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougstark Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Nice one, very likely. Did you get them from me or someone in Auckland? Biggest I had seen, had another similar sized but found her dead on the bottom of the pond last year :-? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 nothing like a bit of friendly discussion So much for a lazy swap :roll: better let the fingers do the walking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 MOVE THAT BUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 at least one of the turtles in this auction looks to be female, http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 584260.htm and atleast one of the ones in this auction looks to be female (24cm is to big for a male i think) http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 576434.htm yeea naaaa! i try to SWAP or not at all these days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 MOVE THAT BUS vroom vroooom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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