Sexing Panther Chameleon

[madlan]

Hi all,

Could I ask your opinion on the sex of this little chap? (hatched 7th April)

Thanks.

 

[jannb]

I am by no means an expert at this but my guess would be female. Kent is an expert and here's his very helpful thread.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[camimom]

It appears to be a female.

I see no tell tale bulge.

 

[madlan]

I was reading this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-sex-baby-panthers-33997/

But wasn't too sure on what to look for. Is there a bulge in the red area (attached pic) or is it the blue area around the vent?

It seems obvious from the thickness of the tail towards the base but another indicator would be useful!

 

[madlan]

If it is a female, she has some great colour!

 

[camimom]

thats not a bulge.

this is a bulge in a male panther,
View attachment 58297

 

[pssh]

The bulge is on the tail and not the vent. So the red, not the blue. (I was confused when I first started trying to sex them too!) There isn't really a bulge in babies, but the male's tail is thicker than a females. It's easier when you've seen a lot of pictures/have actual babies of both genders to look at. They all pretty much have that vent bulge.

Looks female to me though.

 

[darryl99]

If it is a female, she has some great colour!

That's a really cute picture and a beautiful looking chameleon.

 

[madlan]

That's a really cute picture and a beautiful looking chameleon.

Thanks Both are Nosey Be, should be stunner's next year.

So in hatchlings you're looking for a small dent where the bulge would be? (red square)

Someone needs to make a 'guess the sex' interactive game! hehe.

 

[madlan]

Do you think she is a little small if hatched 10 weeks ago? My male is the same a week younger and is 3x larger...

Female (DOB 04\07\2012)


Male (DOB 04\12\2012)

 

[Lathelia]

omg she looks like she is less than 4 weeks old..

 

[madlan]

Hmmm, must be a mistake on the label - I'm email the breeder. (I do hope she's a Nosey Be, I guess no way of telling until her first clutch?)