need to identify sex of 3+ months old leopard geckos

**flickshow** · 01-08-2013, 08:06 PM

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I bought 2 leopard geckos from pets at home and i am having some trouble figuring out if they are truly females. I was told the 2 geckos are roughly 3+ months.

I just need someone with experience in identifyimg the sex of 3+ month old geckos.

Here are some pictures of both geckos:
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**cricket4u** · 01-08-2013, 09:28 PM

So far they appear to be females. No signs of male as of yet at least.

**flickshow** · 01-08-2013, 09:35 PM

That's exactly what i want them to be because i want to keep all my leos together in the same viv; after they have been quarentined for a month that is! BTW, when i looked at their lower part i notice faint pores, hardly anyway. I do need to know if 3 months is long enough to actually tell a leopard gecko's gender.

**cricket4u** · 01-08-2013, 10:44 PM

You should wait till they're around six months to be sure.

**flickshow** · 01-09-2013, 03:53 PM

Life would be so much easier if it was possible to tell the gender of young leopard geckos!! Anyway, I noticed a thread online suggesting the use of a powerful bright light to help identifie a leos sex at early age. I might try doing just that.. Thanks for your opinion.

**flickshow** · 01-10-2013, 01:19 PM

I checked the 1st gecko's pores with a magnifying glass and although they are hard to notice i was able to identify what looked like tiny holes on the v shaped pores! Does this mean the gecko is a male? i am confused about the holes, i thought males only have them. I need to know because i cannot keep 2+ males together, which is what i intended to do if the 2 new geckos were female.

On top of everything i have just said, the two geckos look bloated and have not eaten anything sine i got them 2 days ago.

**cricket4u** · 01-10-2013, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by flickshow

I checked the 1st gecko's pores with a magnifying glass and although they are hard to notice i was able to identify what looked like tiny holes on the v shaped pores! Does this mean the gecko is a male? i am confused about the holes, i thought males only have them. I need to know because i cannot keep 2+ males together, which is what i intended to do if the 2 new geckos were female.

On top of everything i have just said, the two geckos look bloated and have not eaten anything sine i got them 2 days ago.

I think you have too many geckos unless you are breeding? Why house them together? I know it's none of my business, but this can lead to disaster unless you have plenty of funds. If you do please let me know, I will send you my checking account number.

You will see pits in females as well with a magnifying glass.

You do know that leos can carry cryptosporidium, infect others and show no symptoms?

**flickshow** · 01-10-2013, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by cricket4u

I think you have too many geckos unless you are breeding? Why house them together? I know it's none of my business, but this can lead to disaster unless you have plenty of funds. If you do please let me know, I will send you my checking account number.

You will see pits in females as well with a magnifying glass.

You do know that leos can carry cryptosporidium, infect others and show no symptoms?

I do want to breed some geckos to see what morphs the gene pool has to offer! You are right i should have gotten one more leopard gecko, but it is too late now as i already bought two (2 plus the male i have). And again, you are right, i have thought of using gloves when handling geckos. However, I do wash my hands before and after i handle them anyway. I think i might as well keep them because the 1st one on the picture is really friendly, put him/her on my shoulder and it stood there for 30 minutes without moving! he/she is really relaxed and not stressed like the 2nd one!!