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Got some pictures. I think this has 3 male and 3 female.

Not real sure about these.

This one's showing alot of green for now.

The difference may seem subtle to our eye, but once side by side they become obvious. Not only is the tail of female shorter but the body as well.

It might be preferable to sex them before they start feeding and growing, as they will not all grow at the same past.

This is a great observation! Now I have 8 babies that are 6 months old and it is easy to tell that most are males and one is female but there is always that one or two that are not that certain!

I think I may try your method of IDing them next cluth and split them out to see if it holds true. Sure would be easier to sex them that way!

Do you think this will hold true of the other species as well? The leps/crucigera (depending on opinion) are so short and stout by contrast that I am wondering if this would still be the case with the hatchlings.

All things to ponder for my next clutches.
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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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Good point. In my excitement I didn't even think of that. I did look at the runt and figure it didn't count. Next clutch I'll see the difference.

Been sexing many types of reptiles by tail length and shape for decades, Snakes, turtles, lizards and more! Don’t know about the leps yet, but I guess it will work out nice.

I have also been studying the he-she (Aphrodite’s) syndrome for a few years now, it looks to be a captive art effect. Probably incubation related.

I also think a high number of males per clutch can be attributed to incubation, of course I will understand and know a lot more once I start breeding my captive hatchlings.

Until then all I know is that atmospheric pressure on the eggs prohibits normal growth, this affects development of the embryo and can disrupt sex chromosomes, how exactly I don’t know yet?

Something of significant value to us as keepers, is the new possibilities offered by low pressure fronts, this may very well lead to the discovery that these species take up to 3 times less to hatch in the wild, then our captives.