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yea, iv been trying to figure out what its gender is, im thinking its a female but im not 100% sure, any ideas?

>>yea, iv been trying to figure out what its gender is, im thinking its a female but im not 100% sure, any ideas?
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Far too young to tell. A shot of the femoral pore and vent area would be better way to judge. I never try to sex under 2 years of age as it is debatable at before that point.
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I have read that you can use the bulges behind the head to tell but I am sure its not 100% reliable. Comparing that one to my male I would say that was a female but remember its not 100%. Get a shot of those pores. Do male Iguanas exhibit pre anal bulges as well? anyone?
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>>I have read that you can use the bulges behind the head to tell but I am sure its not 100% reliable. Comparing that one to my male I would say that was a female but remember its not 100%. Get a shot of those pores. Do male Iguanas exhibit pre anal bulges as well? anyone?
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All of these traits are reliable, but after a certain age. I do not see pre-anal bulges on all males, but I never see them on females.
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Interesting, thanks for clarifying.

At 18mos, I could tell my male was definitely a male. I have to add that I'm guessing his age based on length. He came to me with a rocky start and may have been undersized.

At first his pores started enlarging and it was only the first 5 or so, so I thought it was a female. It also had a sleek head and was smallish.

Now he has some little orange-ish to his legs and back, head bobs at reflections, has become picky, was waxy substances from all of his femoral pores, and you can see his hemipenal bulges. Definitely a male!

Agreeing with the others, I'd go by the femoral pores at around 2yrs than by the head shape. Despite all the other changes, I don't think mine has a very big head.

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