Haha! They mean do to the forums page, the icon is on the top left of this page it says forums. They the forum you want such as health, general, supplements and diet, enclusures, etc.
patterns dont always mean gender. ive seen females with patterns close to males in some situations. but seeing as she is an adult by size, the crest is smaller and she is thicker in body. im going to stay with female, but yes as others said, you can only be sure by the spurs