What Gender Is My Asian Forest Scorpion?
- Thread starter Dillio
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It appears you have a male. In both Pandinus and Heterometrus ssp. the males have larger pectine teeth (the comb-like organ) and they have an oval shaped genital opperculum, females will have an upside down heart shaped one.
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Wetoji
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This has been a very informative thread. Great pictures for comparison. Thank you all.
Amputee Outdoors
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Thanks I have a few adolescent ones that I can't wait to sex and determine if I can breed them!The size of the pectines. The photo below demonstrates it:
also notice how the gap between the inner pectine teeth is much smaller on males.
Dr SkyTower
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They can be a bit more difficult to sex at their juvenile stages. The pointy heart shape on the females genital operculum might not show until she is mature.