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Sexing African Fat tail geckos, got picture! Help me

brianbbj Sep 01, 2003 12:03 PM

I have two fat tail geckos, i can't see what is what.
Please help me, and try to tell me how you did it!

Here are 6 pics:

http://www.zoofreak.1go.dk/Tykhale kønsbestemmelse billeder/

Yours Sincerly
Brian
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Replies (10)

Dakman Sep 01, 2003 06:38 PM

Unless that pic is playing games the top one with the regrown tail is female and the bottom one is male.
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My posts and replies are my experiences only
1.2.6 Tokays
1.4.5 Leos(8 albino)
0.2.0 AFT's
0.2.0 Stenodactylus Petrii(Dune Geckos)

Dakman Sep 01, 2003 06:48 PM

the lower suspected male one has defineately got preanal pores between his rear legs. in the pic they stand out looking like dark purple dots. hes not in the best position to see clearly. if his legs were in the same position as the top one those pores would form a slight line kind of V shaped. Fat tails are fat and females can appear to have the bumps at the beginning of their tail. hope this helps.
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My posts and replies are my experiences only
1.2.6 Tokays
1.4.5 Leos(8 albino)
0.2.0 AFT's
0.2.0 Stenodactylus Petrii(Dune Geckos)

geckomom Sep 01, 2003 08:05 PM

I have to agree with darkman. top one is a female. bottom is the male. You can see the V on the male on the bottom.
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collector of Leo's and African Fat tails
www.geckomomsgeckos.com

geckomom Sep 01, 2003 08:20 PM

Here is a link where you can see great close up photos of the bottoms of the fat tails.
Link

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collector of Leo's and African Fat tails
www.geckomomsgeckos.com

Dakman Sep 01, 2003 10:48 PM

nice link geckomom is that your site?
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My posts and replies are my experiences only
1.2.6 Tokays
1.4.5 Leos(8 albino)
0.2.0 AFT's
0.2.0 Stenodactylus Petrii(Dune Geckos)

geckomom Sep 02, 2003 09:12 AM

no thats just one of my favorite places to read their forum. when i was just starting out i would look on there to learn how to breed, incubate etc.
my web site is www.geckomomsgeckos.com
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collector of Leo's and African Fat tails
www.geckomomsgeckos.com

antonm Sep 03, 2003 01:18 AM

See she called you darkman too I concur on the female/male answer by the way.

idreamofleos Sep 03, 2003 10:53 PM

i agree, the frmale is on top and the male below with the visible V.
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Just answer the QUESTION!!!

Dakman Sep 04, 2003 04:30 AM

sorry nothing to do with origional post which appears answered but for those who caught that heres the story. i go by Dakman which was derived from me having a very customized Dodge Dakota. I seem to be called Darkman which appears very easy to type instead a couple times now. makes me seem evil, hehehe
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My posts and replies are my experiences only
1.2.6 Tokays
1.4.5 Leos(8 albino)
0.2.0 AFT's
0.2.0 Stenodactylus Petrii(Dune Geckos)

RedQuake Sep 08, 2003 06:19 PM

I was going to say that i've seen you called DARKMAN a few times I've been called RedQUACK (not on here though......yet LOL)

Another Dodge fan......WOOHOO. I'm a fan of the Durango. It would make transporting large tanks much easier than using my sunbird!!! I had to put my 40 gal (which i'm splitting in half for two geckos) in the back seat.......what a pain!!!

As for the pic of the fattails, i've been staring at it for a while now and i still can't see the pores on the male LOL

RedQuake
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1.0 crested gecko
1.0 leopard gecko
(hoping to get 1.0 blizzard, 0.2 patternless)
1.0 papillion (small dog)
2.0 bettas
and 2 very annoying younger brothers LOL

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