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Male or Female?

beardeddragon111

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Is my tegu male or female? Sorry if the pictures arent quite clear enough. Also, does it have a good size for its age? Ever since I've had it its had parasite problems that seem impossible to get rid of and its had to be force fed.
Currently at 1.5 years, 1.3k grams, and 3 foot long. I through an arm comparison in for good measure.
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dpjm

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Pictures are clear enough, just not close enough. Take a close up photo just above the cloaca.
 

dpjm

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The closeup is better but the legs might be in the way of seeing what we need to see. If you could spread the legs out that would help.

A male will have beads as well as different scalation just anterior (toward the head) to the cloaca on either side.

Check this thread, there is a photo in here that clearly shows the structures that would indicate a male.
http://www.tegutalk.com/threads/how-to-determine-the-sexual-of-sub-adult-tegu.9934/
 

beardeddragon111

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Thanks! I'm pretty surw I have a male, which is what I was hoping for. I'll post another pic tommorow to reasure myself but he is sleeping at the moment.
 

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