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cosmo · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 74

Ok, this little guy is coming up for a year which is still a bit early but it seems to be a decent size, so, wondering if any one can determine its sex.

PaulG · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject:

duno! [sorry]
but s/he looks very nice and friendly!
Paul
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cosmo · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 74

Cheers anyway, I actually have two but the other was not up for being photographed today lol Smile

Dan.W · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:

If i remember rightly gargoyles can be sexed after 6-7 months i believe it is the same as cresties, with the male having a bulge at the base of the tail. So i would say your gargoyle is a female but ask someone like Scott just to be sure as i am only going off what i have read.
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mccabec · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject:

it's a leachie Wink

cosmo · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 74

Hey Dan, cheers - it's actually a giant caledonian gecko. They reach sexual maturity between 3-4 years old, i believe, but sometimes you can sex at a younger age. Smile

Cleef · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:

cosmo · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 74

Well, i think its roughly that age but don't quote me on it - guess it also explains how they remain quite highly priced as well lol

Jackie · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject:

My male henkels is just over 18 months old (I think if my maths is correct..lol). He has had an obvious bulge for about 6 months now. The rows of preanal pores were evident when I got him (a year ago).

Male today:

Him around six months ago:

Female

My male was sexable at around six months old, which was how old he was when I got him. You could just make out the preanal pores with the naked eye. My female on the other hand..lol. I wasn't convinced until she actually laid her first clutch (infertile). She did this at just over two years old. My pair are henkeli and they mature at a younger age than the larger subspecies (GT). My two should (fingers crossed) be ready for breeding this time next year.

Hope this helps.
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3:4 Eublepharis macularius
1:0 Gekko gecko
3:4:1 R. auriculatus
1:3 R. ciliatus
1:1 R. chahoua
1:1 R. leachianus henkeli

Dan.W · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:45 am Post subject:

sorry got my rhacs mixed up reading too many threads at once Embarassed

you guys don't take any prisoners do you Razz

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