How To Sex Baby Panthers
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Cali Reaper
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I agree, its a boy
Classy
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Thank you! Anyone else want to chime in?
Classy
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Thank you so much! I can't wait to pick him up today
Cali Reaper
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The topic comes up all the time so I figured it was about time to have a thread that can be linked to. Panthers can be easily sexed fresh out of the egg based on the taper of the tail base. Trying to guess sex based on color can work but is not as reliable. In my experience, some females' tails will become thicker around 2 to maybe 4 months old and this method becomes a little less easy to compare but when they're small it is very accurate.
Baby males are not sexually mature and thus do not have a hemipenal bulge. They do, however, have a space for the hemipenes to develop into. When viewed from the side, with the tail held straight back, the profile from the tail across the vent to the belly is almost a straight line in males. Here are pics of two males:
1 hour old:
1 week old:
The tail base of females has the same shape in babies as adults. It is more thin which makes the profile seem like there's an indention just before the vent.
What happen to the pictures?
Cali Reaper
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GamerForce
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Hi everyone this is my new panther chameleon the breeder told me it's a boy but I wanted to make sure. Can you confirm it or you think it may be a girl
Cali Reaper
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You need to provide a side view of your chameleon to sex it. But I see greenish on it so it could be picking up some colors to it.
Cali Reaper
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Hi everyone this is my new panther chameleon the breeder told me it's a boy but I wanted to make sure. Can you confirm it or you think it may be a girl
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Look like a Male at the bottom of the picture.
GamerForce
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Nice thanks for the feedback
POst another pix but from what it looks like its a boy. next pix you post be a little more distant from him. But I am almost certain its a boy
TCMontium
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This is an old post and you probably already know but it is a female. She is old enough to show female patterns and coloration. Her tail base is also very thin, anus area bulges out compared to the tail base.
Syreptyon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hey everyone! I'm in the market for a panther chameleons and am hoping to purchase one from a great little local shop near me. They have a juvenile Nosy Be, which is already showing some pretty great blues for its age. I've attached a couple of (not great, but hopefully not the worst) photos and was hoping you guys could help me out trying to sex the little bugger! Whadya think? Thanks in advance
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Hey everyone! I'm in the market for a panther chameleons and am hoping to purchase one from a great little local shop near me. They have a juvenile Nosy Be, which is already showing some pretty great blues for its age. I've attached a couple of (not great, but hopefully not the worst) photos and was hoping you guys could help me out trying to sex the little bugger! Whadya think? Thanks in advance
Hi there. Just by the colors you have to be shure it's a handsome boy. Really good colors for his age, be sure it's a him.
Regards
Doyle5132
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i believe female but I'm I'm new to this, the kent vent technique that I've been exposed to, should show some sort of advancement from the vent though the tail but there is a very clear indent and i don't see the hemi penal bulgeHey everyone! I'm in the market for a panther chameleons and am hoping to purchase one from a great little local shop near me. They have a juvenile Nosy Be, which is already showing some pretty great blues for its age. I've attached a couple of (not great, but hopefully not the worst) photos and was hoping you guys could help me out trying to sex the little bugger! Whadya think? Thanks in advance
Doyle5132
Member
ik thats how i always amHmmm, and here I was hoping everyone would agree and make this easy on me
