Growth Rate of a Female Dovii?

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Mudfrog

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I know males grow about an inch a month till they reach 12", but what about the females? How big and how fast do they reach a certain size until they start slowing down?

My "supposed" female has grown from 1.5" to 6" in exactly 6 months and I thought this was on the fast side for a female.
 
basically the same rate as males but up to 15"ish max
 
So they grow about an inch a month till they reach 12"? I thought I read a couple people saying they had 5" or 6" females that were over a year old.
 
Mudfrog;1250408; said:
So they grow about an inch a month till they reach 12"? I thought I read a couple people saying they had 5" or 6" females that were over a year old.

ime males don't even grow 1" a month until 12", more like 1" till 8"ish, than slower and slower after 15" till eventually 18-20" if preoperly kept over 4-5 years. females are simalar to that ime...
 
See I'm still debating if my 6" is a female or male, it seems to be 50 / 50 according to everyone and I've grown the thing to 6" in 6 months which to me seems like a male. The real small Dovii I have looks to be a female and it's only grown about 3/4" in about a month and half.

Figuring out the sex of this thing should not be this hard lol.
 
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