What this beardie needs you to know...

[Embee]

What does this beardie need you to know?

That his owners should have perhaps checked under "her" tail sometime in the last few months because things have certainly changed under there...

Our girl is no girl (and I'll spare you the pictorial details). But here's a recent head shot of our boy. Man, it's going to be hard to get used to calling her (eh, him) that!

We examined the "area" several months back, and nada, if anything a single (if not very small) bump above the vent. "Ah, girl," we thought. For whatever reason, we just never bothered to check back, didn't want to invade "her" privacy I suppose. Well, I had a wild hair very recently and happened to lift that tail for a peak and low and behold, she'd traded her one bump for a good sized pair. Where in the *%&$ did those come from! :shock:

We're still laughing about it. Cloudy however, is NOT laughing, but as this picture suggests, rolling his eyes. :roll:

~In any case, our boy is still very much a princess~

The best,
Em

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

We all make mistakes. I still get it wrong sometimes..lol

 

[Embee]

We all make mistakes. I still get it wrong sometimes..lol

Tom, given your experience, you have no idea how much better that makes me feel.

Thanks!

Em

 

[RioReptiles]

That's the reason I have a dragon we call "Lil Guy Gurl"

 

[beardie parents]

This happens a lot! I read so many threads like this: "My boy beardie just laid eggs, what now?!?"
I'm sorry, but it seems funny to me.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Em, don't worry about it cause everybody makes those mistakes!! :wink:

 

[Embee]

Ah, thanks you guys! I'm lovin' the reassurances. It was just such a funny moment . . . we've got this happy, healthy lizard with spot on husbandry, and we didn't happen to notice that she was a he? We are still getting used to calling Cloudy a "him" but I'm sure it will sink in eventually. Of course, it would easier if he weren't such a princess. :roll:

That's the reason I have a dragon we call "Lil Guy Gurl"

LOL I'm also now seeing the reason why there are girl dragons on the forum named things like Chuck, Frank and Howie. :laughhard: (Thanking DS for choosing a name that can easily go either way.)

Of course, most of the time we [still] call him "Precious." :|

:wink:

Thanks all,
Em

 

[Freeie]

Oh Em it happend to us too with Chimaira we thought she was a he for the longest time intill i really took a good look and WHAM we have a girl lol I still take a peek here and there just to make sure on the rest of our clan!

 

[sweetiepie9]

We weren't sure if Sweetie was a boy or a girl until she laid an egg in her tank; that sure made up our minds. Since then we've gotten 4 more dragons, and got the sex wrong with our two little babies, they were opposite to what we thought, Ruby became Rubio; Issy stayed Issy but became short for Isabella. It feels strange to have a boy instead of a girl, yet their behaviour hasn't changed!

 

[diamc]

Oh wow, so "she" is a "he" after all. No worries, we love them all the same. Don't feel alone, we thought "Giz" was a "she" for quite a while until puberty hit and we saw a jet black beard one morning while doing a vicious headbob at Sabrina. So, Liz became Giz because that sounded like the most similar name that we could think of. :roll: At least you don't need to change his name.

 

[Embee]

Oh, you all are so great. I love hearing all the "Ooops, it's a..." stories.

Oh Em it happend to us too with Chimaira we thought she was a he for the longest time intill i really took a good look and WHAM we have a girl lol I still take a peek here and there just to make sure on the rest of our clan!

Indeed, it pays to take a peak at regular intervals. LOL

We weren't sure if Sweetie was a boy or a girl until she laid an egg in her tank; that sure made up our minds.

Oh, that must have been quite a moment! "Um, well, I'm thinking if Sweetie is a boy, he wouldn't be laying eggs in his tank!" :wink:

we thought "Giz" was a "she" for quite a while until puberty hit and we saw a jet black beard one morning

You nailed it, Diane. This is exactly what spurred me to look. I had actually been taking note of a few things lately: the fatter, less tapered tail (which I blamed on a hatchlinghood tail nip), the HUGE, fully triangle noggin that takes up more space than it should.LOL But I knew these weren't exclusive male traits so I didn't give it much thought. But then there was the other day. I was walking by the enclosure and there was Cloudy, standing right in the middle at the front of the glass, with a jet black beard. I knew he had some black under the surface there, but WOW, this was something altogether new. I picked him up which calmed him right down (he IS spoiled after all :wink: ) and decided to take a peak... Mm hm! Just as I suspected. :mrgreen:

No worries, we love them all the same.

Indeed, we do. :love5:

The best,
Em

 

[diamc]

I'm glad we all made you feel better. We all know how they love to keep us on our toes, always expect the unexpected with them.

Yeah, the jet black beard pretty much cinched it, didn't it? The females beards can get dark but no where near as dark as a males, that's for sure.

 

[Embee]

Yeah, the jet black beard pretty much cinched it, didn't it? The females beards can get dark but no where near as dark as a males, that's for sure.

Oh, it was a sight to see, Diane! I brought him downstairs and my DH was like, "what wrong with our girl????" :shock: He was so worried... I ah, filled him in on the latest "details" of course. :wink:

Thanks again,
Em

 

[diamc]

So, then you told him what sex "she" REALLY was, that must have shocked him. :lol:

 

[albitjerz]

Congradulations on your new SON!