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so i have had my mali for a little more than a year and its color really hasnt changed at all. The yellow on its back is a little deeper and that is it. It is about 9 inches now and when i got it, it was probly about 8. i have looked at the pics online of the different sexes and it definately looks like a female but i have also read that really there is no way to tell because there are male mimic females and vice versa. so i would like to get him/her a partner but if im not positive on its sex what should i do? is there any sure fire way to sex it? any help or ideas would definately be appreciated.

also if someone could tell me what to look for in the femoral pores or if they had pictures of a males femoral pores and a females that would be great. thanx again!

females have flat not terribly noticable bulges between the back legs, males on the toher hand have large noticeable buldges. There is a post below of a mali's buldges and i would say it is a male. i am hopefully going to attach the correct picture to the post of my male Rico's Buldges.
Good luck a picture would help; then we can help you figure it out..

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Lauren
Leos and Uros
1.1 Saharan Uromastyx
0.0.1 Mali Uromastyx
1.1 Jungle Albino Leopard Gecko
1.1 Hypo/Baldy Leopard Gecko
1.1 Tremper Albino Leopard Gecko

My mali is also a little over a year old. He's 8" long STL. His coloration has darkened over the past few months. He has also demonstrated territory-marking behavior (ie. running around in circles on a single spot).
Has your uro demonstrated any unusual behaviors it didn't show before? If so, what are they, as they may help identify the sex.

Good luck

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1 Mali Uromastyx named Ra

no unusual behavior on my uros part, at least nothing different from what it has always done, although it is just coming out of brumation so maybe that will have an effect on its behavior.

Hi,
To sex your Mali, look at the base of tail, right where it connects to the body. A male will have two bumps on either side of the tail, whereas a female will have indentations and one large bump in the center, or will be flat. The male usually has larger femoral pores, but I haven't been able to tell by those, as my female has pores just as big as the male's! So look at the tail, it is pretty obvious if it is a male. I don't have any pictures, but maybe I can get one soon.
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~Sarah
1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Draco and Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Tortoise (Pookie)
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