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Sexing Saharans

waldo Jun 03, 2009 04:47 PM

I have a couple young orange saharans who are around 7", is there any way to sex them? Even a educated guess would be ok.
Their coloring is vastly different. I can get pics, just tell me what you need.

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troyuroranch Jun 03, 2009 05:22 PM

http://www.bebesaurus.com/pictures_galery/uromastyx_geyri-c-3_23.html

Here is a French web page that shows the bellies of male and female Saharans. Males have color on there bellies and females mostly do not.

Troy
http://www.uroranch.com/
Link

waldo Jun 03, 2009 05:41 PM

Thanks, I needed to see a picture of the females belly. Unfortunatly, it didn't help me at all, I think mine are still too young.

troyuroranch Jun 04, 2009 08:56 AM

The other way to sex them is to look for hemipenal bulges,
at the base of the tail males have them and females do not.
Males look like a v where females are flat no hemipenal bulges.
Like you said they may not be old enough to tell. I will try to add photos to my web site this weekend showing male Saharan hemipenal bulges and females lack of hemipenal bulges.

Troy
http://www.uroranch.com/
Link

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