How To Sex A Leopard Gecko

Males have pre anal pores which looks like a small line of dots across the underside of the back legs in front of the vent.

How to sex a leopard gecko. They are distinguishable by looking at the vent area on the underside of the tail base. Male leopard geckos have two distinct bulges behind their vent on both sides. Once they are 5 to 6 inches long they are simple to sex. As with most herps it is easier to sex them if you have a group to compare with each other.

Leopard geckos can be sexed after they have grown 5 6 inches long. Although an informed guess can be made by comparing the size of two leoaprd geckos the most accurate way to sex a leopard gecko is by looking at the externally visible sex organs. This wax is for scent marking their territory. They are not sexed by their spots or markings as those are variable depending on the color morph.

Male leopard geckos have a distinct v shaped row of pre anal pores in front of their vent. The leopard gecko eublepharis macularius is easy to sex once its no longer a hatchling. There are a few key traits to find to identify what sex leopard gecko you have. They also have two oval bulges behind the vent these indicate hemipenes.

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