need help sexing...

[peppered...leopard]

Ahhh, sexing is hard! :main_huh: I have juveniles reaching 20 grams, and so I'm trying to determine sexes correctly. Here are two pics, the first I believe to be female and the second I believe to be male....am I right? Any advice on learning a technique???? thanks 'all!

 

[paulnj]

1st is female and the second appears to be male, but I can't be sure with that lighting and angle

 

[LZRDGRL]

I think you're right!

Chrissy

 

[LeapinLizards]

I agree with Paul and Chrissy.....first female, second male. It's hard when they are that young Sometimes it's easier to tell a male from a side view, but I'm not sure about that little.

 

[peppered...leopard]

thanks so much!! It will totally help us with the rest of our little guys that size!!

 

[Geck-O]

How do you tell a male from a side view? Can you see the bulges very clearly?

 

[LeapinLizards]

Yes, bulges are usually pretty clear from a side view, or at least in my experience. I am fairly positive he has to be FULLY developed though.

 

[jakemyster44]

I succesfully sexed all my hatchlings last season at a very young age with the help of a weak powered microscope. I maginfied everything 15 x i belive and could see the pores in males, and just the scales in the females... You know how the males have that pronounced v-shaped scale patern near the base of the tail... well, females will have the v-shape too, but it is way less pronounced. The way to tell witch is witch is to look at the v and, and then at a single cirular scale that makes up that v. Now in the center of that scale if there is a dot (this is a pore) then you havea male. If there is no dot in the center then it is a female. Tell me if its not clar enough, or if you have any questions...

 

[strigoii]

I know a very simple method with 100% guarantee! I posted it in "breeding" section

 

[MSMD]

I agree with the above, as well.

I succesfully sexed all my hatchlings last season at a very young age with the help of a weak powered microscope. I maginfied everything 15 x i belive and could see the pores in males, and just the scales in the females... You know how the males have that pronounced v-shaped scale patern near the base of the tail... well, females will have the v-shape too, but it is way less pronounced. The way to tell witch is witch is to look at the v and, and then at a single cirular scale that makes up that v. Now in the center of that scale if there is a dot (this is a pore) then you havea male. If there is no dot in the center then it is a female. Tell me if its not clar enough, or if you have any questions...

This sounds really great, in theory, Jake.....but...ummm......how on Earth did you get the little ones to sit still for that!?!? I have a hard enough time getting them to sit still long enough to snap a pic or just have a quick little look-see at their 'private parts', most of them! :main_rolleyes: :main_laugh: You are very talented, my friend......or you have a secret trick that you need to be sharing! :yes:

 

[runko]

1=f
2=m

 

[skyline]

number one looks like a female and two is a male.