Male or female

[Rossyb]

Hi everyone same question as everyone else in the process of setting up for a panther asked at the shop for a male but I'm not sure on the one they have got me not a very good photo but worth a shot Thankyou for your time Ross

 

[zlew]

Can you get a photo of him from the side, with his tail straight out?

 

[Lancecham]

looks female from the pic.

 

[Rossyb]

It's in the shop so can't really go and take photos he has said he is going to try and source me a male as that's what I have paid for Thankyou all

 

[Rossyb]

Would someone be able to help me though I'm reading the ways of identifying the sex and still don't get it because this chameleon had a 'bulge' at the start of its tail but it just looked like it was the start of his/her body might just be having a thick moment though!! Thanks and help much appreciated

 

[carol5208]

The "bulge" you are speaking of is probably the vent (which is the poop hole to be blunt) which all chameleons have. Many people confuse that with the bulge that the males have. In some of the younger chameleons they will not have the bulge yet so you have to go by the tale base thickness, which can be tricky sometimes. As they get older, if the bulge is not obvious, there are other ways to determine sex, such as with colors, or their rostral size(the thing that sticks out on their nose) The females are usually smaller than the males as they begin to mature.