sexxing a pygmy need help.

joer · 12-31-04, 01:49 AM

I just bought 4 Pygmy Chameleons today. I have had a chameleon before but fro some reason its alot harder to tell the sex of these little ones. pics or anything would help me alot.

Bartman · 12-31-04, 02:05 AM

Im not sure if it will work for pygmy's but I know for most chameleons if they have spurs on there back feet (almost looks like a toe) then its a male, and females dont have that.

Could be wrong...

Collide · 12-31-04, 06:44 AM

if they are brevs the males are smaller and there spines are more bunmpy then the females, post some pics we could help u out better then.

CarlC · 12-31-04, 06:48 AM

Do you know the species name?
If you are dealing with R. brevicaudatus males have a longer beard and a much more pronounced dorsal crest. Sexing by the size of the tail base can be difficult in deyhrated imports.

Carl

spidergecko · 12-31-04, 10:31 AM

I want to apologise for hijacking this thread but I would like to submit some pics so I can have my chams sexed:

(They gave me the evil eye while I took these pics.)

If you could tell me what the specific identifier is on each animal I would appreciate it. They are supposed to be about 4 months old.

Thanks for any help.

CarlC · 12-31-04, 12:51 PM

Thats looks like 4 female R. brevicaudatus. I could be mistaken about the one on the bottom left though.

I am judging by the dorsal crest.

Carl

spidergecko · 12-31-04, 05:32 PM

I think you're right. It might explain why I can't figure out the the males from females since I have nothing to compare.

Thanks.

roocat71 · 12-31-04, 07:01 PM

I concur. The top two are females (95% sure) along with the bottom right. The bottom left is really looking like a female too. Sometimes you just can’t go by the length of the tail. I have females that have long and very stumpy tails. The heads of the females seem to have a more slender, defined appearance. Males have a more defined dorsal crest (as mentioned), are browner, have striped eye turrets, and more stout face. This is just guying by my collection of 7 brevicaudatus. I would also say that the females have the “leaf shaped” appearance down better then the males.

-roo

Can someone help me out with this guy/girl? I think its either a uluguruensis or a nchisiensis. Thanks.

Trace · 01-01-05, 12:21 PM

Looks like a female to me. My ulu and nchi males have very large hemipene bulges that cannot be missed.

As for guessing nchisiensis or uluguruensis I am gonna pass. These 2 species are so similar it is hared to tell the 2 apart without having both species side by side.

Carl