help me sex them

wow, that sounds very interesting. i actually work in a natural science shop where i have access to all sorts of loupes. do you know of a link/photo of these preanal pores so i know what i'm looking for?

also, when should i worry about him getting the ideas to get fresh with my female? i wasn't quite prepared to have a breeding pair yet and wanted it to be a little more thought out. they are still so young but i want to be ready when i need to take action.

The first time I saw my male getting "fresh" with my female it was WAY obvious as I realized that wasn't a poo he was taking as he sidled on up to his girlfriend! :O


Males are usually ready to breed sooner than females, but I believe I read on a chat with Anthony Caponetto that you could start breeding them when they hit 20 grams (with tail). One way to cool any breeding behaviors is to drop their cage temps but it would probably be most beneficial to the geckos to just separate them.

Any other ideas?? :)

30-35 grams is ideal size for females to be in order to start breeding, males i think 25 or so grams is good. sometimes if the male is significantly smaller than the female the female will beat up on him when he makes an attempt at breeding so really the closer in size they are the better. with my females i always wait until they are at least 35 grams and close to a year old. for instance, i have a 5-6 month old that so far is looking to be female and is already 30+ grams but since it still young i am not going to introduce it to a male.

the photos of the pores are in the rhacodactylus book by vosjoli,fast, and repashy. i don't think i could photograph them and get the detail to show up.


vaughn

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mlededee

30-35 grams is ideal size for females to be in order to start breeding, males i think 25 or so grams is good. sometimes if the male is significantly smaller than the female the female will beat up on him when he makes an attempt at breeding so really the closer in size they are the better. with my females i always wait until they are at least 35 grams and close to a year old. for instance, i have a 5-6 month old that so far is looking to be female and is already 30+ grams but since it still young i am not going to introduce it to a male.

---

Good thing I my already gravid female I picked up weighs in at 45g then! I'm glad you posted that as I am still waiting on my young ones to grow up a bit myself before they hit breeding size. Thanks!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by kavmon

the photos of the pores are in the rhacodactylus book by vosjoli,fast, and repashy. i don't think i could photograph them and get the detail to show up.


vaughn

---

cool, i just bought the book online 10 minutes ago.
well, i guess i have to separate them. which is very disappointing since i just bought them this nice new 30+gallon cage. i will weigh them shortly too, just have to find a scale.