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