Is there anyway to sex an immature Green Iguana, and if not, at what age does sexing become possible? Also, what are the morphological differences between the two sexes?How do I tell the sex of a Green Iguana?Males have enlarged femoral pores which become more apparent with age. Look underside of hind legs for femoral pores. How do I tell the sex of a Green Iguana?You usually can not tell the sex of an iguana until a year of age. You can if your herp/reptile vet if they feels comfy w/ doing sex of your iguana for you, but personally I like to wait for that time.
This link will provide you of all the ways to possibly identify the sex, please read and see:
http://www.greenigsociety.org/malefemale鈥?/a>
- other links will also provide how to sex
Sites for you to read:
http://www.greenigsociety.org/ - http://www.iguanaden.org/ - http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/index.html
A great book to read and have on hand:
Iguanas for Dummies by Melissa Kaplan
Yahoo has some great sites for Iguana owners... these groups helped me and still help w/ questions .. if you'd like to join:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BabyI鈥?/a> - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Iguan鈥?/a>How do I tell the sex of a Green Iguana?There are several ways... the best would be have a vet check it out but there are also visual cues. Usually males will extent there underneck flap in a display of dominence. The large scale in the region under the ear opening will be larger in males... Hope this helps...How do I tell the sex of a Green Iguana?
I was just trying to find out the same thing and came across this, it shows you pictures on how to tell.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008/gender.html
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