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what are some tell tale signs of a male and female, im getting a female in a few days and i have one that i belive is a male but im not sure .i will try and post some pics but i have a crappy camera.
any help is appreciated
thanx
ryan
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Depends on its age.
At 2 years or so (2.5 or closer to three better yet) they begin to show signs of sexual dimorphism.

Males will develop enlarged jowls and bigger dewlaps.
Pores around the vent area are also signs of a male iguana.
Finally, the bulge of the hemipenes.

While an experienced professional can probe the animal, it can still be a risky procedure. Sometimes male iguanas will evert one of their hemipenes, or leave traces of semen (yes, u read it right, haha).

If it ends up being a female, keep them separated all the times to avoid female domination fights. Still, keeping two iguanas, even of different sexes, together is ill-advised.

-IJ

p.s. if you do decide to house them together, keep in mind that the enclosure measurements would have to double.

wel they definately would be housed seperately .but i would like to put them together in my big outdoor cage for them nice summer days. im praying my guy i have now is a male but i dont think he is ,its very old and still small.
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0.0.1 Dusky pygmy rattlesnake
1.0 Amelanistic greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Amelanistic Cornsnake
1.1 Everglades Ratsnake
0.1 Greenish ratsnake
1.1 Speckled kingsnake
1.1 stripeless gartersnake
1.0 onestriped northwestern garter
0.1 Oregon Red sided gartersnake
1.1 anoles
0.0.1 tokay gecko
0.1 graceful chamelion
1.0 green iguana
and a bangin @ss drumset

If your iguana is old, a picture of the head and/or the underside of the thighs (femoral pores) will tell us a lot.... If it is old, small head with no jowls, it's probably a female....

It is a very rare thing for iguanas of any sex to cohabitate without problems. Yes, there is the rare exception. Rare, being the key word. It would have to be a very very large enclosure, several different basking spots, uvb lights, feeding stations, etc. And even if the dominant one didnt physically harm the other, they can intimidate them in other ways that stresses the submissive one, and in a best case situation cause it failure to thrive. Then you have a very good chance of physical harm, resulting in severe injuries, vet bills, and quite likely death to one. It is just not advised to try to put them together, even for sunning outdoors. It is ultimately up to you, but personally, I would not even try it, not even for a breif while to sun outside.
Best wishes.