Is my Iguana a boy or girl. 2.5 yrs old. PICS INCLUDED!?

Question

srry, reposted cuz i forgot to put the link to flickr.

I recently rescued this Iguana, so I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. Also, They didn't even give me a name. As far as gender goes, I know it won't be too definite for now, but I'm trying to decide names. Name suggestions are appericiated too!

Just trying to decide whether to go for a particularly masculine name or not.

Thank soooo much!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28502095@N02/

Answer 1

okie dokie, i saw somebody put that male iguanas have bigger tails, that is not true, they are not fatter than females either. Males do get longer, but the tails are the same porportion as a females.

Anywho, back to your baby, Looks to be a female to me! Small jowels, small femoral pores, no signs of hemipenal bulges. I say female! Good luck with her!

Check out www.greenigsociety.org too. They have a great discussion board on there for when you have any questions, and you will get more honest answers than on this site!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

its a girl boys have bigger taills and fatter

Answer 3

Usually if there are small femoral pores its a female

but

some males have small ones too

here check this site!

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008...

Answer 4

My son said its a boy!

Answer 5

First, thank you for the rescue!!!

I'd say female also from what I saw ... but since I'm not sure how great of care it previously care.

There are lots of males that are smaller then females, there are males that are larger then females, so going by the tail doesn't help to the best of my knowledge. Heads sometimes can determine, but again w/ the care. Dewlap looks girlish to me. The orangie color, some females change colors just like males do, mine had a orangie tint when she did her first gravid season.

http://www.greenigsociety.org/malefemale...

http://www.iguanaden.org/care/sexing.htm

http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/sexingigs....

My girl is just around 2 yrs old ... and I've had her for that long, bought from a pet store =/ I know bad me ... Whats your igs STL SVL??? She looks in pretty good condition so thats a plus.

Okay back to what to name ... I used a baby names, since I didnt know if my ig was a male or female at the time I went w/ either or type of names ... There are soooo many igs named "Iggie/Iggy', so I don't know if you want to be different in the name of your ig ... Since she (he) has an orange tint maybe like German, French, Japanese name for orange??? I don't know any so that would be something to look up ... I honestly am bad at picking names ...

This is my igs name and meaning

http://www.babynames.com/Names/name_disp...

http://www.babyhold.com/list/African-Ame...

... Hope you come up w/ a good fitting name for her

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... - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Iguan...

Answer 6

ahhhhhhhhh w/e sXe keith is wierd for a name but it and choose a name that fits both genders and get over it