6" L. Parahybana and a thawed fuzzy.

[Mr Ed]

Well he molted a little over a month ago and has just now started eating. He had been eating pinkies, but I'm out so he got his first fuzzy last night. The first 3 pics are right after he started, the last 2 are the next morning.

 

[Hedorah99]

how did you get him to eat a F/T fuzzy? Just curious because I may try this at a later date.

 

[Mr Ed]

Well he was very hungry. I dropped a cricket to see if he was eating yet and he flew over his plants and tackled it, so I thought hmmm, he seems hungry. I thawed out the fuzzy and laid it near him a little later. I came back in 5 or 10 minutes and he was munching away. Funny thing is his abd. doesn't look much bigger, but two third of the fuzzy is gone.

 

[Big and Hairy]

Are you sure that's a male? It looks a lot like a female to me due to how bulky it looks.

 

[jbrd]

Are you sure that's a male? It looks a lot like a female to me due to how bulky it looks.

You can sex a T based on the bulk? :?

 

[Mr Ed]

Are you sure that's a male? It looks a lot like a female to me due to how bulky it looks.

Yep, he molted about a month ago and I got a really good look at it. It was pretty evident even with the molt prior to this one. He is pretty bulky though. Here's a pic of the most recent molt.

 

[Big and Hairy]

Ok, that last pic definitely shows the difference. Yup, that's a male.

 

[cloud711]

nice. how big is your L parahybana? i cant wait for mine to reach a good size.

 

[becca81]

Are you sure that's a male? It looks a lot like a female to me due to how bulky it looks.

Mature males typically will appear skinnier than their female counterparts. However, there is little to no sexual dimorphism until the maturing molt.

 

[Ronj]

I have a large female that is only a year or so old. Last molt and she is almost 6"! Perhaps one day!