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pardalis · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: sexing young furcifer pardalis

hi...just wondering if anyone could have a go at sexing my two panthers.
ive had different answers to this on other forums so i thought where better to ask than captive bred the home of rikeezee.lol
heres the bigger one of the two i have got...this one is growing alot faster than the other one they are in seperate enclosures.

and this is the smaller one,this has a reddy/brown colour to it.

these photos were taken a couple of weeks ago if these pictures arnt any good i can go take some more today if needed.
any help would be much appreciated.

Dennis · I'm new here... Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

Hi, first one is a female(100%),second one looks like a female too... any new pic's?

pardalis · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject:

will take some more pictures tomorrow as they are just about to go to their bed lol

any ideas as to why the first one (if it is female) is soo much bigger than the other one?
i was thinking maybe it was because they were male and female.females being smaller.

how are you sexing them is it purely by colouration and pattern?
what are the differences?when do they start showing adult colouration?
these are around 3-4months old...when is it possible to sex by hemipenal bulges?

kroakykaren · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

Is the first one an Ankaramy?
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pardalis · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject:

no they are both blue diamond ambanja

pardalis · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

Dennis · I'm new here... Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

At this age it is very hard to sex after the bulge cause they both seem to have one as the tail is getting stronger. Its clearer just after they hatched. Colouration ,espescially the red at the throat of the first one is a good sign for a female,but same here too,its only 100% in the first 4-6 weeks. After that,little males of morphs like Ambilobe and Diego get a red throat too sometimes. Im gona stick with my first bet though-two girls.. lets see some new pics tomorrow then..

pardalis · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: todays pictures

ok here are some new pictures taken this afternoon.first the bigger of the two

now the smaller one of the two

and here is the father of these two not sure if it helps with the sexing tho

kroakykaren · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

Both look female to me, but i am no expert so wait for others to comment Very Happy

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Dennis · I'm new here... Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

Hi pardalis, im pretty shure you got two very,very nice little females.. Very Happy

Stunning father too,but no Blue Diamond... Blue Diamonds /turquoise blue/Ambato's don't show green colours. They got mainly yellow eys(sometimes red) and red or maroon coloured stripes on a blue background. Check this out (you have to log in for viewing pics):
www.chameleonforums.com/who-has-blue-turquoise-12468/