My first passion is tarantulas.
My second passion is crested geckos. I'm new to these, and am still learning stuff about them almost daily.
The two cresteds that I have now are about 4" from nose to tail-tip. They are too young to have developed the obvious male hemipenal bulges. SOO, I started reading up on how to sex juvenile cresteds...I found some good pictures online and just HAD to give it a try.
So, I carefully restrained each crestie and examined them under the microscope.
On the larger one of the two (they are from the same clutch) I could EASILY see the developing pores! So, the big one is a boy. Cool.
The smaller one, my baby, had no scales even remotely resembling those of the male. I looked and looked, but could notice no pore development. The scales also seemed smaller and "tighter" in that area. GIRL!
I'm so excited. I am getting two more cresties from Frank on Tuesday and I am going to see if I can figure out their sex, too, after they've settled in.
My second passion is crested geckos. I'm new to these, and am still learning stuff about them almost daily.
The two cresteds that I have now are about 4" from nose to tail-tip. They are too young to have developed the obvious male hemipenal bulges. SOO, I started reading up on how to sex juvenile cresteds...I found some good pictures online and just HAD to give it a try.
So, I carefully restrained each crestie and examined them under the microscope.
On the larger one of the two (they are from the same clutch) I could EASILY see the developing pores! So, the big one is a boy. Cool.
The smaller one, my baby, had no scales even remotely resembling those of the male. I looked and looked, but could notice no pore development. The scales also seemed smaller and "tighter" in that area. GIRL!
I'm so excited. I am getting two more cresties from Frank on Tuesday and I am going to see if I can figure out their sex, too, after they've settled in.
