Sex of my Gecko?

[sablebeauty]

This is Sam. I bought Sam back in September and s/he was born in May 2010. Sam was sold to me as a male, but I've been watching Sam for a while and even though s/he is bulgy I'm not sure if its a male or female because I don't see the thick waxy pores that I've seen on pictures of male geckos. Is this because sam is a light colored gecko?

Can anyone tell me for sure what sex Sam is? Thanks!

body shape:

I'm also uploading a video if the pictures aren't good enough quality since Sam stayed still for a little bit while I held s/he and recorded it. If anyones interested I can post it when its done uploading!


Video of Sam's "Bulge" (if you click on it you should be directed to the video).

 

[loepardgeckoboy]

100% female

 

[fuzzylogix]

absolutely female, and a very pretty girl!

 

[sablebeauty]

Really? LOL! And I bought Sam from a member on this site as male. Wow. I guess I'm going to be looking for a male at NARBC this Feb! And she eats like a monster!

So males should have the dark V even though they are light colored?

 

[fuzzylogix]

yes, and she's not actually that bulgy, was she sold as a TSM?

 

[sablebeauty]

No she was sold to me as a VISUAL male last September by a member on this site. I'm disappointed at this news, BUT - I love her. I also bought two "females" from this person, so now I'm wondering if they were sexed correctly or not.

 

[fuzzylogix]

hmmm, didn't see the video before, now im not so sure, lol

that could be a male honestly

 

[sablebeauty]

hmmm, didn't see the video before, now im not so sure, lol

that could be a male honestly

But there are no pores like there are supposed to be? Like none at all lol so how could it be male? Its whats been throwing me off for four months LOL!

 

[fuzzylogix]

myda, don't you live near me? i think i sold you a tremper male correct? if you like i could meet up somewhere near you and take a look in person

 

[sablebeauty]

myda, don't you live near me? i think i sold you a tremper male correct? if you like i could meet up somewhere near you and take a look in person

Yeah I live in GP, close to Irving. I feel like bringing you the lot of geckos I bought from them now lol cause they all have a little bulge to them. The other two are two months younger, though.

I could email you pictures of all the vents? I think I still have your email.

 

[fuzzylogix]

sure, i'll pm you just to make sure. i will be free anytime next week if you want to swing by

 

[sablebeauty]

Okay, sounds good -- but just to note, I did pick up Chubby and studied him despite his disapproval of my investigation lol. His bulge has a visible division and I can see his pores and they're very rough when I rub on them, but Sam's bulge has no division and no pores and no roughness in the vent area when I rub on them. If that makes any sense or helps

 

[fuzzylogix]

yeah, makes sense. i do have some bulgey females as well. i'll take a look and see if we can't figure it out

 

[sablebeauty]

Okay, I whipped out my DSLR -- I'm uploading them now and I'll email them to you.

If anyone else is interested in the high res pics let me know

 

[sablebeauty]

Okay, pictures on the way. Interesting thing about DSLR -- it captures every detail lol. Never used it on my geckos before, but I think its even more female now cause I took pictures of the other "girls" that I was sold and there is a visible dark-spotted line on one of them which isn't on the other two. Let me know what you think Shawn

 

[sablebeauty]

G1 - six months old
http://i54.tinypic.com/1zyaudc.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2hyxcar.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2hrir5w.jpg

G2 - six months old
http://i52.tinypic.com/2exa22q.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2n9j4g6.jpg

Sam's bulge & vent - almost 9 months old
http://i56.tinypic.com/kbyas.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/25snz3c.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/25snz3c.jpg



Okay, here are some more pics that I took with my DSLR if any of you want to look at them too. G1 & G2 are the two "girls" that I bought from the same breeder on this site. And then there is the mystery bulgy Sam that was supposed to be a male but has no pores. If anyone has anymore answers let me know!

 

[shiftygecko]

LOL... Sorry, I had the same problem with a "male".... We got him from the pet store but we also met the breeder. The breeder himself told us it was a male. Turns out our male is carrying two eggs now...

Its really hard to tell at times a male from a female. Our "male" has a huge bulge and his vents are quite noticeable compared to the other 4 females we had. And when you dont have a real male to compare its easy to mistake!

BTW... Nice pics... You have all Girls....

 

[Reborn]

Hmm personally i can see very LIGHTLY the pores. Sam maybe a male just a late bloomer. One of my males didnt get his vent/pores till he had met a female He was around 7 months tho when his appeared. Same could be a small buldged male or even a late bloomer? The other two do look female tho. when Fuzzy takes a look at them be sure to let us know what he said.:main_thumbsup:

 

[sablebeauty]

Hmm personally i can see very LIGHTLY the pores. Sam maybe a male just a late bloomer. One of my males didnt get his vent/pores till he had met a female He was around 7 months tho when his appeared. Same could be a small buldged male or even a late bloomer? The other two do look female tho. when Fuzzy takes a look at them be sure to let us know what he said.:main_thumbsup:

Still waiting to hear back from him and we'll probably meet up later in the week. I have a male gecko thats like 6 months old that has bigger balls than this gecko LOL! Which is why I'm like stabbing my eye out over this. :main_thumbsdown:

I guess I could always put Sam in with my patternless female and see how they interact and if there's any tail wiggling to really find out lol

 

[prettyinpink]

absolutely female, and a very pretty girl!

+1 :main_yes: