Boy or girl?

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BethMarie

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Can you tell if this little gecko is a boy or girl? I may have to wait another month to tell, can you estimate his or her age?

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I don't think this cutey has a special morph name, though there are a lot of little red freckle-like things you can't really see in the photo..

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The previous photo was redder than he/she is, but this one is lighter -- (she is more like an orange inbetween the two photos) he/she tends to have a darker red head with light sides, and darkish middle. I like the white mouth and lines along the legs:)

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BethMarie

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He doesn't seem to get brighter at night, this is the same general color he is during the dayt also -- though sometimes his face looks redder or darker, and sides ligher, here he looks like the same color all over..

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thorrshamri

thorrshamri

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It could be a male,according to the first pic,you should wait until 1 year of age to be sure of the gender.Giving an age is difficult,it depends on how it was fed before,the amount and frequency of calcium provided,in fact so many factors :lol: ...I would go for an average figure of 6 months old,but this is a rough approximation.
 
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rshiery88

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Hey, in my expeireince, in or around 6-8 months males should show a large bulge at the base of thier tail called the Hemipenal Bulge (some times your girl will suprise you though and become a boy.) In terms of age i can only guess by size, but i have two juveniles who are about that size that i know are almost four months old, which makes me say your could be closer to three-four months of age. This is just a guess, i agree with the previouse comment, there are many, many, factors that can contribute to growth rate, and I am actually expreimenting with growth rate variablility in male geckos with or without the presence of females. Neways good luck with your new friend and take care :)
 
thorrshamri

thorrshamri

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Cresties are known for surprises as it comes to sexing,hemipenal bulges may appear quite late during the growth,that is why i was suggesting to wait until 12 months of age to be fully sure :wink:
 
Smith710

Smith710

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I've never heard of a crestie taking 12 months to get it's bulge.... I think the longest I ever heard of was 10 months and that was a pretty rare occasion.
 
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Preston Cook

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I agree the smith. I've never seen a crested take 12 months to be sexed. Although it could happen. Is there any way you could get a closer picture?
 
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L.A.C. Herps

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I always find it interesting when this topic arises..... Especially when people start commenting who have never raised their own cresteds from hatchlings up to adults, and are just saying what they've heard could take the longest.
Let's say this, your gecko could be 3-10 months old, and unless if you can get an accurate photo of the scales on the underside of the legs, nobody will be able to give you an accurate guess on the sex of your animal.
The comments on different food being offered to the gecko could not be more true. While someone who feeds babyfood and live insects could have a sexually mature gecko in 10 months, people like myself keeping the geckos strictly on CGD may not have a gecko that weighs 10 grams at 10 months, let alone 30+ grams in that amount of time.
I also find it interesting how a lot of Europeans and Canadians don't use preanal pores for sexing their cresteds. Instead of waiting for a bulge, you can see preanal pores on a male crested about 10 grams before you might even be able to see a bulge.
Here's a photo to show you the preanal pores on a 5.1 gram male crested gecko.
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Only males will have the little black spots on the scales called the preanal pores ( atleast with cresteds). I can also tell you that this gecko that is 5.1 grams, being fed on CGD exclusively, was hatched out on August 29th of 2006. I don't see this as slow growth, I see it as healthy growth. If I wanted to feed live prey solely, or an inferior food source that is very high in sugar ( and converted to fat), it would be 20 grams by now. I don't expect to see any bulge on it for another 4 or more months, but I already know for sure that it's a male.
( please note: I do not sell young cresteds not showing pores as definite females. I sell cresteds showing pores as definite males, and cresteds not showing pores as possible females, until they're over 10 grams in weight)
 
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rbl

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So, my cresties (9 months at almost 30g) should have by now very defined pores and possibly very defined bulges as well if they are male, right?
 
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