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Dangers in assuming male/female

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chag67

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I have assumed that my Gold Dust (Ty) is a male. Is there any dangers or problems that can occur due to making this assumption? i have no plan on breeding Ty. Do females, not being bred, have different care during breeding/egg laying season?

I do plan on taking Ty to a vet within the month for a "checkup" and to have him sexed.
 
Nah, Ty should be totally fine and happy living a pet, no matter what the gender is.

Sometimes females can lay a random clutch of non-fertile eggs (slugs), but it's not usually common, or harmful. Just keep an eye out if you ever see slugs in the cage.
 
Sometimes adult males can refuse food during the breeding season - nothing but lurve on their minds! This can even happen when there are no females in the house.

It can be a bit alarming the first time it happens to a reliable feeder, but it's a normal behaviour. Nature designs them to go for a few weeks without eating at that time of year, so you just keep offering his usual food at, say, fortnightly intervals until he decides to start up again.
 
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