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Post by prismwolf on Apr 14, 2005 21:40:56 GMT -5
These are the temporal lobes at the top of the head on a mature male on the left. The right is a female the same size. The fatty deposit behind the eyes and before the nucral crest is what to look for.  |
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Post by kukla on Apr 15, 2005 10:42:04 GMT -5
OH NO!!!!!
My Lizzie is starting to grow this brown bump on top of her head. Right in the middle of the eyes except on top of the head. Does this mean my little sweet Lizzie is really a Little sweet boy? OH boy.
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Post by prismwolf on Apr 15, 2005 11:23:09 GMT -5
lol...no...it does not mean she may be a he. The "brain bumps" are not one lump. It's two fatty deposits side-by-side behind the eye ridges. They join in the middle. In the "jowls" picture...you can see that a little bit.
If Lizzie is starting to grow a bump on top of her head, it could mean many things. Without a picture it is impossible to say. Are you sure it's not the parietal eye? Also called the third eye.
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Post by Marie on Apr 15, 2005 14:32:48 GMT -5
Yes you need two. Also sometimes some females may develop them but on a much smaller scale. Both Baby and Dragon developed smaller versions even before their spays. No one aspect except flashing and egglaying or blood test will tell with 100% certainty what gender an iguana is. You have to take into account all the features when trying to determine gender. Some males have some feminine features and some females have some masculine features.
Marie
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Post by igman on Jul 16, 2005 0:24:05 GMT -5
i think i can see them starting to get bigger on iggy so im kinda thinking he is a boy but i cant tell yet
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Post by lilprincess1026 on Jun 25, 2009 23:01:27 GMT -5
do males have a "horn"?
also can you somewhat tell a male from a female while they are little?
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Post by ChamZilla on Jun 26, 2009 0:38:55 GMT -5
Hello, Lilprincess106 Both sex's of iguana's can have horns. Most iguana's end up rubbing theres off somehow or another. When they are little most places probe them. YOU MUST BE QULIFIED to preform this as you can seriously harm your iguana if you do it improperly. They stick a metal rod in your iguana's vent (iguana's bum) and see how far it goes into the tail. I'm not sure which is wicth... but I think the further it goes its a male and not so far female... I could have it backwards though. There pores don't usually form until they are a year or so. My male showed early... he has a horn but I could tell from the buldges on his tail and his pores on the insides of his legs. But sometimes people will buy an iguana as a he and it turns out months down the road that he is actually a she. Good luck and keep us posted  |
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Post by mclovinmyiggy on Feb 7, 2010 0:46:58 GMT -5
when do igs start to show signs of being male or female, how old??
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Post by ChamZilla on Feb 8, 2010 19:12:12 GMT -5
Usually around a year old but some could be up to two years old.
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