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Bearded Dragon: Male or Female?

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Calypso is about 4 months old (and quite well fed)

Its hard to distinguish the gender by looking under the tail so I was wondering if anyone could tell the gender by looking at just the body in general. I'm not 100% sure, but I think its a male because of the head size

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  1. Sexing

    The male (left) clearly shows the hemipenal bulges, which causes an indentation in the center of the tail. Females (right) will have a slight protrusion due to the lack of hemipenes.

    Sexing very young bearded dragons in somewhat difficult, but determining s*x in juveniles over the age of three months is relatively easy. By holding the dragon in the palm of your hand with its tail facing you, carefully fold the tail up over the back and examine the area just above the ventral opening. In males, hemipenal bulges can be seen on each side of the tail. The hemipenes will also cause and indentation in the center of the tail between the two hemipenes. On females, the hemipenal bulges are absent, thus causing the area above the vent to protrude slightly.


  2. I think it's a male, but you could ask your vet?  

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