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    Default What is the sex of my tegu?

    Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone could tell the sex of my tegu. He/she is 12inches snout to vent, and is about 10 months old. I have yet to see hemipenes or sperm plugs however.
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    Looks male, it's kind of hard to tell with his pattern but I see two bb's, or bumps kind of like pimples, one on each side of his tail just below the cloaca. You can feel them also to verify. Females don't have those.
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    I think ive felt some before - but I dont know if I am feeling correctly, since he is young will they be a bit smaller and harder to feel?

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    They might get bigger. The hemipenes and the spirmplugs don't always come out. Most of the times it's when it's breeding season.
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    Quote Originally Posted by txrepgirl View Post
    They might get bigger. The hemipenes and the spirmplugs don't always come out. Most of the times it's when it's breeding season.
    Oooh !!!! Thank you!

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    Your welcome . Here is some information for you to check out if you like.

    http://www.anapsid.org/hemipenes.html

    http://www.anapsid.org/seminalplugs.html

    Here is our Leonidas and his sperm plugs.

    Leonidas taking a bath photo SS851974.jpg

    Sperm plugs of a male Argentine Tegu photo SS852614.jpg


    In the article above it was mentioned about a Tegu dragging his behind on the floor to mark it. In the video below you can see our Spatzi doing it.

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    Thank you so much! this is my first tegu, so I am learning new things every day

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    You are very welcome. Any time . I'm glad when I/we can help. Please feel free to ask us as many questions as you like.
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