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Can My Beardie Be Sexed?

Carlos_n_Paco Feb 08, 2006 03:49 PM

I know it's not the greatest position.....& i'm gonna try & get a pic when i can get 3 hands.....but for now I just happend to snap this pic & it looks like I see 2 bumps.....I just wanted to check with the experts tho......

a little closer look....thanks.

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Ciliatus 2.0.0, Auric 0.1.0,
Oedura 0.1.0, AFT 1.1.0,
Viper Tail 1.1.0, Beardie 0.0.1

Happy Herping

Replies (3)

heartmountain Feb 08, 2006 05:49 PM

I can't really tell from the pic, it looks like it might be a boy but the light and pose just aren't right. You need to lift the tail some so it's at an angle to the body and use something with a raking side light so you get shadows. Here's a link for you so you can check it yourself.
Sexing

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Heart Mountain Herps

PHLdyPayne Feb 09, 2006 02:39 PM

Very hard to tell in the picture if male or female. The place you need to look is on the tail side of the vent. With the tail down, it's very hard to see the bump or bumps. The pest thing to do is place the dragon on a flat surface or the palm of your hand and lift the tail upwards to about a 90 degree angle, then check the tail side of the vent, as shown in the pictures in the link given by Heartmountain. Two bumps means male, one bump means female.
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PHLdyPayne

gobi_sees_you Feb 09, 2006 06:17 PM

hm, the lighting isnt the best, but yes, im fairly certain that it is a male.

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