I think my little boy is a little girl :(

[FJM]

I met a friend i hadn't seen in a while at the local pet store just after i got Malys. He was there for the same reason i was...crickets for his beardie. Neither of us knew the other had one so we got into a big beardie conversation. I told him i wasn't sure about Malys's sex and he told me his was a male and about the glands on the inside of their thighs. Which was the first thing i did when i got home...checked for glands...and they were there!!! Malys was only about 4-5 months old at the time. The vet thought he was a male too.

THEN i read on here last week that females have them but they're not as prominent. OH NO! Malys's are not very obvious and he/she is now 11 months old. They're less obvious now then they were at 4-5 months.

I re-read the article on sexing and did the tail-lifting test ...1 bump! If he had two, it would be obvious, right???? (that's denial in me)

It's hard for me to think of Malys as a girl, he's been my little guy since March!!! I can't make the switch without knowing for sure. Luckily she has a unisex name.

Anyone know any other signs i can look for. S(he) doesn't beard much, has never head-bobbed. Has never done the wave, but does pat me with one arm when s(he)'s on my chest. I am confused and in denial :?

 

[redflea13]

Sounds like a girl to me. If you could post a pic it would be helpful.

 

[FJM]

Pics of the bump? I'll try...i live by myself and know it won't be easy to hold the tail up & take a pic simultaneously :lol: I'll see if i can get a friend to stop by & help

 

[FJM]

Doh!

I keep going to back to that article on sexing your BD's and it's definitely a female bump...looks just like the one in the 'female' picture. I guess i can't deny it anymore...it's just such a big adjustment.

 

[Jasper's Mom]

LOL, there are worse things in life than being a girl! :lol:

 

[Paradon]

What's wrong with female bearded dragon? My is still very big eventhough she's a girl. she's way bigger than the male I saw in the pet store that I went to with my friend.

 

[FJM]

Oh no, i didn't mean there's anything wrong with being a female beardie! I was just so sure that she was a boy and now I have to start calling her a "she" after calling her a "he" for 9 months. It's not an easy adjustment. It doesn't matter to me if she's a girl or boy.