male or female ?

[jz24]

Hi Lynn,

My guess would be a male. He has a somewhat more streamlined body shape and looks just like Porky ( my 5 month ootw) azureus. His girlfriend Petunia is definitely rounder. Nice looking frog.

Take care,

Judy

[flybyferns]

Hi Lynn,

My guess would be a male. He has a somewhat more streamlined body shape and looks just like Porky ( my 5 month ootw) azureus. His girlfriend Petunia is definitely rounder. Nice looking frog.

Take care,

Judy

Hi Judy! Thanks ( "New River" )

Goody............I think so too !
I hope ! I have recently acquired a trio ( Frog Day )
One is small ( ? so I really don't know ) , the other is definitely a female.
These are my first tinc species.
'His' behavior is different then the other 2 as well.

I think assessment of behavior is an often overlooked 'little trick' to determining their sex before the PDF is mature enough to start calling. My 2 cents.

As we know...they can surprise us !
Lynn

[jz24]

Hi again Lynn,

I don't have a huge database of knowledge to pull from, but my observations with tincs is that the female is somewhat more aggressive, around feeding time especially. Mine totally out competed the male for food to the point that I had to separate Porky. I think she actually liked bossing him around! Not sure if you'll find this useful, but jim o'neill on dart den has an article on courting and egg development with azureus( might be helpful with tincs in general). It is in the breeding sub forum. I found it fascinating and quite helpful. Best of luck with your frogs.

Take care,
Judy

[flybyferns]

That's interesting!
This one ......that I'm thinking is a male ........lingers at feeding time; peaks his little head out from under a spot he likes. The smallest one lingers as well- but he is smaller.

The one I think is a female is out in seconds flat; in fact comes out when I am near their enclosure.

We'll see
Thanks Judy- have a great weekend

[helm96]

A little late but I am going to guess male as well. The body has the same shape as my male Auratus and my male Tinc. My females are shaped a little more like a light bulb and have a more distinctive arch in their backs.