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i am just wondering how to tell if my ig is a male or female? he/she has a horn on the top of his/her nose and i was told that that means that it is a male and he also has red in him well it tints his hole body and he head bobs alot.

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The rostral horn on your iguana's nose has nothing to do with gender. If you look at my photos on the ig photos thread below I posted a pic of a female with 2 lovely rostral horns. Females can also become orange this time of year. Take a look at the row of femoral pores on the inside of your iguana's thighs. If they are quite visible with a whiteish waxy plug in the center it's a boy. If they are pinhead size with no center it's most likely a female. Also look for development of jowls and a higher dorsal crest.

Go to this site for pictures of what jiffypop is talking about.

http://www.greenigsociety.org/malefemale.htm
- Sexing your Iguana

http://www.greenigsociety.org/anatomy.htm
- IF you scroll to the bottom of this anatomy page you can see more pictures of Femoral pores of male in/out of season and those of females.