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This is the young Tamatave that seemed to be changing sex on me. I bought him as a him and seems more and more to be a she, at least as far as I can tell. The pic's a little blurry, but he never gets any grey color and seems like he's more of a dark brown. What do you think? He's just over 3 months old now.

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Tyler Stewart
Las Vegas NV
1.2 Nosy Be Panthers
2.2 Sambava Panthers
1.0 Tamatave Panther
1.0 Nosy Be X Unknown Cross
1.1 Veiled Chameleons
0.0.2 CBB Desert Tortoises
0.0.1 Sulcatta Tortoise

I know i keep answering these but i find it fun.. Anyway your male does look like a female. As for what i look for, the color is the most obvious but i also look at the spots on the sides. I know it sounds strange but it has proven acurate but not 100%..
after looking at a large number you can tell..

you can always call it "shim"she him)!LOL

dennis

Well I had picked out a name "Chronus." I don't know where that came from but I think it sounds cool. I don't even know what that means. Anyways, if it's a girl I don't know what to call it. I need about another month to know for sure. I really hope it's a boy cause when I bought him I said to the breeder "I need there to be no doubt in your mind that I'm getting a boy.... If I need to wait, I will." But they said it would be a boy and not to worry. This is aggrivating. I would love it if someone would guarantee sex on panthers. If they had to wait another 2 months, so be it. I'd pay a more for a 5 month old panther that I know was exactly what I wanted.
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Tyler Stewart
Las Vegas NV
1.2 Nosy Be Panthers
2.2 Sambava Panthers
1.0 Tamatave Panther
1.0 Nosy Be X Unknown Cross
1.1 Veiled Chameleons
0.0.2 CBB Desert Tortoises
0.0.1 Sulcatta Tortoise

im sure there is some internal test you could do if u went to the vet tyler??

just a suggestion?? or do what steve irwin does to crocodiles... if that is possible with a chameleon?? who knows

LOL
I had this happen with Orion. My bf suggested herman the sheman lol.
She looks identical to Orion at that age. Here's a pic of her at six months.
She even started to get green on her back, and cheeks, but not that she's pregnant she HAS to be a girl lol.

Tyler-

Well I cant make it out to well, but the base of the tail by the vent, looks lighter and the overall color looks female to me. Also the barring is not as pronounced as it would be with a male. Can you feel a hemipenis bulge at all, it should be evident at this age with two small bumps. So to some things up I would say female. Hope this helps!
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John W. Lucas

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i have a few questions for you but i'll shoot you an email tomorrow or thursday.

dennis