WombatZombat
New Member
To recap, I recently bought 5 R. brevicaudata and sexed them myself in the shop as 2 female, 2 male, and 1 uncertain. I recently believed the uncertain to be male, then changed my mind and decided it was female due to having a shorter tail and a smoother crest. However, after taking "her" out of isolation and putting her in a 1.1 group I noticed that the turrets on the eyes became stripey. Now I'm confused again.
So I have a theory because the original female in the group also developed the stripey turrets shortly after the other "female" was introduced. With both females then having stripey turrets the male's colours appeared more subdued than usual.
Do female pygmies therefore display by showing stripey eyes - given that their body colour doesn't appear to change much? If this is the case, given that both females were displaying and the male appeared not to be, could it be a competitive display between females, or, could both the females have been showing off to see who would encourage the male to display?
So I have a theory because the original female in the group also developed the stripey turrets shortly after the other "female" was introduced. With both females then having stripey turrets the male's colours appeared more subdued than usual.
Do female pygmies therefore display by showing stripey eyes - given that their body colour doesn't appear to change much? If this is the case, given that both females were displaying and the male appeared not to be, could it be a competitive display between females, or, could both the females have been showing off to see who would encourage the male to display?
