Uh-oh. Sexing veilds is different then panthers??

[dannigrrl]

I am going to get Pablo tomorrow and through research I have discovered that panthers do not have spurs like veils do! (I thought all chams had spurs)

I learned that the hemipene bulge is the best way to tell them apart.
I looked at pictures all over the internet and it seems that females have a bump under their tail too, so what's the difference between a female bump and a male bump?

Can someone please upload a photo of a male bulge and a female bulge so I can see the difference?

The chams I will be looking at are about 4 months old (3-4 inches) so what should the bulges look like at that age?

Thanks so much in advance!

Danielle

 

[dannigrrl]

I forgot to mention that they are Ambilobes, I don't know if it makes a difference or not when sexing the juveniles.

 

[Warrix642]

How old will he be? Females dont have bumps.

 

[jannb]

By that age the males should also have more color. The male tail will be bigger around at the base. Go to my daughters website and look at her baby Ambilobes.

 

[dannigrrl]

Hmmm... Maybe the pictures I looked at were wrong then, I will show some examples of what I saw:

http://www.cleanlinechameleons.com/available.php

Scroll down to "Female Ambilobe Panther Chameleon Available" and you will see they have bumps!

http://www.lizslizards.com/availableanimals.htm

Scroll down to "Female #2: (Nip-Tail) "

Why do the females look like that?

 

[dannigrrl]

hey liz that's neat, I referenced your site!

The color is so obvious but the tail bump got me confused. I guess I should judge based on color then.

 

[Warrix642]

You are lookin at the "anus" you need to look right after that at the base of the tail.

 

[jannb]

I see you found my daughters chams. Female are not colorful like the males. The are mostly pink/orange.

 

[dannigrrl]

You are lookin at the "anus" you need to look right after that at the base of the tail.

ahhhhhh that makes sense. So after the flap, between the legs?

geez these questions are getting silly

i just want to make sure I get a boy becuase a girl can't be named Pablo!

 

[jannb]

Boys are easier.....you don't have to deal with the egg laying.

 

[Warrix642]

ahhhhhh that makes sense. So after the flap, between the legs?

Here are some pics of my male and female...
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[dannigrrl]

Here are some pics of my male and female...
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oh my gosh, that is exactly what I needed thank you sooo much!
I really appreciate it!
I was looking in the wrong spot this whole time!!!

I can go into the store with confidence now. I'm so excited!

 

[Warrix642]

No problem, I bought that female because it was supposed to be a male. I know better now and can tell almost instantly! Good luck getting you male. What type of ambilobe is he? Do you have any pics of him or of his parents?

 

[dannigrrl]

I GOT PABLO!!!!!

It was very easy to tell them apart, I'm glad I had your photo becuase it was very obvious.

I am going to post his pictures in the "general photography" section right away!