Sexing Verrucosus

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FFSTRescue

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I am horrible at sexing these guys, and I couldn't find any information, so can anyone tell me if this is a female or a young male? I ordered a pair from LLL and I just want to make sure this isn't a young male. Thanks!
 

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I was in denial. I was hoping she was just masculine :rolleyes:
Anyone want a male? I don't need two!
Thanks for the help... though you disappointed me, lol
 
Lol you two are pretty funny! :p

Kristen: I'd LOVE to take your guy here! Verrucosus is the species of my dream at the moment, but shipping live chameleons to Canada is way too expensive! :( Otherwise, i'd take him right now, and with a female it would be better! ;)
 
lisa h said:
... and the "fish bait" will be *really* angry LOL
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I have two of them, the sweet little one in the picture, and a very nasty one that literally jumps at me to attack me. He takes food from my hand, and when he's done, he hisses and wants me to die painfully. I like his spunk, but I think he needs a new home :D. I will have to put a warning label on the box for whomever I send him to ... "live vengeful reptile, open at your own risk"
 
morpheon said:
Lol you two are pretty funny! :p

Kristen: I'd LOVE to take your guy here! Verrucosus is the species of my dream at the moment, but shipping live chameleons to Canada is way too expensive! :( Otherwise, i'd take him right now, and with a female it would be better! ;)
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Ok, then YOU can meet me in a canoe in the middle of Lake of the Woods on the MN/Canadian border :D
 
FFSTRescue said:
I have two of them, the sweet little one in the picture, and a very nasty one that literally jumps at me to attack me. He takes food from my hand, and when he's done, he hisses and wants me to die painfully. I like his spunk, but I think he needs a new home :D. I will have to put a warning label on the box for whomever I send him to ... "live vengeful reptile, open at your own risk"
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"Live killing fish bait". Beware little fishies!! Beware!
 
You can tell by the boy bump like any chameleon but in this case the color, and scales are how I can tell. Dont even need a tail shot on this one.
 
How are the females then? Color and scale wise? Also, is there any difference in sexing in the 3 verrucosus subspecies, or they are pretty much all the same??
 
Male...
http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/images/lateralis1020_0091.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afm6wyi3qbs
http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/images/lateralis1020_0087.shtml
http://www.wildherps.com/species/F.verrucosus.html
http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1566-0188157

Female...
Post #1...the brown one...
http://www.captivebredreptileforums.co.uk/chameleons/22786-victor-victoria.html
http://www.glowimages.com/imagedeta... a dirt road Morondava Madagascar Africa.html

Article....
"Males can be reliably distinguished from females by characteristics of the dorsal crest; additionally, size dimorphism is pronounced with females being considerably smaller, and males may sometimes exhibit vivid green colouration on the lower flanks, limbs and tail (females are grey or whitish)"...
http://online-field-guide.com/Furciferverrucosus.htm
 
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