Blaptica dubia simple question

[frankinthecity]

hello everyone!

i want to buy a Blaptica dubia as pet =)

i want to know can you sex it before it get sexualy active? i want a female because "aparently" they live longer but i dont want a gravid one!!

thank you very muh

Francois

 

[OldHag]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/iloveherp/comparison2-phot.jpg

Theres a pic of male and female. You can tell even when they are little.

 

[agama]

one is much bigger

 

[Miss Bianca]

one is much bigger

is your sig some kind of a secret coded msg?? LOL
j/k!!!

also.. I didn't know it's as obvious from when they're immature!!
Thanks for that.

 

[frankinthecity]

thanks a lot guys

i guess immature would be a good word for not sexualy active LOL

Francois

 

[xhexdx]

Hag's pic is a great reference. Basically, the last segment on the female's abdomen is much larger than on the male's.

Disregard agama's post. Both are the same size when mature, and you didn't want them mature anyway.