My plan is to keep them together. But if worse comes to worse, who knows they might be seperate.
Morph???
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They're pretty easy to sex. I hope you got the opposite of what you already have evilxyardxgnome!
Thats what I am hoping for, or atleast 2 females. I have read that you really can't sex them until they start to mature. Also I have read somewhere that females have skinnier necks? Is this true? If so the new guy/gal has a skinnier neck then my other one, but that could be because he/she is a little bit bigger than the other.
Vicious_Fish;867496; said:
I couldn't sex mine until they were about 6 month old. But i've never heard of the skinnier neck thing. That would be nice if it was true.
thats what I figured and I don't exactly remember where I heard it from so its hard to pin point if its good info or not.
looks like a rainwater albino to me. the other looks normal. You shouldn't have to seperate unless you have two males. Things like neck and head size are not very reliable ways to determine sex. Yes, its easier as they mature, but someone who has a lot of experience can usually tell earlier using a magnifying glass. The most effective way to determine gender is to look on the stomach just above the vent. You will be able to see a series of pores once the lizard reaches maturity. If you look very closely, you can usually see them earlier, but it can be hard to determine the next part- the pores on the female are much smaller and indented. The pores of the male are larger and upon maturity have a waxy secretion that almost resembles spurs. Also, upon maturity, males will develop a noticeable bulge at the base of the tail, behind the vent. Again, you will have to wait til about 6 months or so to tell for certain, but with enough experience, you can learn to make a pretty good educated guess. heres a website with pics that may help. http://www.reptilecare.com/leopardgender.htm
Mature males do usually have bigger heads but I never heard of the neck thing before. I check the vents like tonymarinara says.
eye color is not necessarily red in albino leos. It can vary from red to slmost normal. Depends on the strain(tremper, bell, or rainwater albino), genetics, and incubation temperature.
