How old to sex them?

[PythonChick]

I've got 2 leos that have changed their pattern with in the last month or so. I got them when they were REALLY tiny!

I'd like to sex them, and get a male/female to make pairs to start a colony this weekend, but I don't want to get them unless I know the sex of both that I already have.

The smaller one is about 5 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail. Is this old enough to tell the sex yet? I have the link to the how to sex leo geckos web page from another post, but I want to make they are old enough before I do it.

Thanks!
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[Seany]

That should be more than enough for proper sexing. just go by the pores. They never lie.
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[zombified]

Leos can usually be sexed when they're a month old or so. The difficult part will probably be getting them to stay still long enough to examine their underbellies. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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[PythonChick]

Thanks a lot for the info. Now I can start that breeding colony!


Thanks again!
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[TJTleopard1177]

whoooo wooo you cant do that yet if you do your female if to small will get egg bound.
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[eddie]

Yeah, let them all get a lot bigger before you start the breeding part!

Anyways, for the ones that don't know how or are unsure of sexing the leos, just look at Sexing Leos.
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[geckokid]

ya, just to be safe, go ahead and seperate them if you can. if they are both males and reach sexual maturity sooner than normal they might get in a fight. (until they are bigger) if you cant seperate then moniter them very very carefully. good luck
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