Sexing a True Fire Skink and Question, Help!

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zandi202

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I am aware that, unlike bearded dragons, you cannot just lift up a tfs's tail and be "Aha! Boy!" and I also know that unless you get a vet to probe them you can never be sure. I was more than happy to call my tfs a male, but I'm not starting to have doubts. I got him from Petco in early April, but he had been there since November. His guesstimated birthday is October 2nd. At a guesstimated 8 months he's only 10" long and hasn't grown since we got him and seems to keep the petite weight of 72g.

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Also, what's with the tail? My boyfriend said it looks like he's growing more to his tail.

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Please and thanks in advance!
 
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Bumping the thread...ready...and...*Bump!* :D
-I know that with the BTS, it's head shape and hip width that is your most likely tell. Try to get a pic of Venser's head looking straight down on top of it. Same with the hips, preferably with the tail as straight as possible. :wink:
 
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It's really difficult to determine the sex, the indicators are so vague. The head looks kind of narrow [ girl ] but that's not a definite determination by any means. And since they can drop their tails as a defense mechanism like many other lizards, it looks like Venser's tail end was lost at some point + is sloooooowly growing back. :)
 
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Hm, very interesting. He's had a round tip since we got him and I never thought much of it. Thanks, AHBD. Would the close up of the hips help as well like Holly suggested?
 
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I don't know about the hip width, in some male lizards the base of the tail is thicker, but again, it's difficult to determine in some lizards.
 
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