Male or Female cwd?

water_dragon · #1 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 02:57 PM

i think it may be male he is 7 months and about 16" long

#2 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 02:58 PM

I gotta say at the moment it look to be female to me.The lack of the nuchral crest leads me to this decision.

water_dragon · #3 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 03:01 PM

really? aww i was hoping it was male, what are the other signs? thanks

Rogue · #4 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 03:06 PM

If you can get a good image of femoral pores and if you gently lift his/her tail with him/her facing away from you you should be able to see two bumps at the base of the tail if it's a 'he' or one bump or no bumps for female.

Here is an image of my male water dragon taken when he was about 8/9 months old

(Ignore the date on the image, the year is out by 1. It was 2006 when that image was taken.)

I would also have to agree that yours does look female. The black stripe behind the eye doesn't appear to be as strong and definate as a male's would.