Which is it? Male or female?

[Kathryntheclean]

Here's a pic... I'm thinking male, but I could be terribly wrong....

 

[acpart]

I'm thinking male too. How old is the gecko?

Aliza

 

[Kathryntheclean]

I'm thinking male too. How old is the gecko?

Aliza

Really hard to tell... I've had him for 2 months but got him from Petco, where no one knew his true age, but he was tiny!!

 

[Spotty Tails]

Here's a pic... I'm thinking male, but I could be terribly wrong.... View attachment 74939

can you put up a side ways pic with the tail slightly lifted or dangle him by the tail gently. Males will definitely show hemipenes (balls lol)

 

[Kathryntheclean]

can you put up a side ways pic with the tail slightly lifted or dangle him by the tail gently. Males will definitely show hemipenes (balls lol)

I will try tomorrow.. Moon is angry I took those pics still.

 

[Josh]

Yeah I usually hold them in my palm facing away from me. I hold them up and look down the spine while gently raising the tail to see what's doin'

 

[Kathryntheclean]

Yeah I usually hold them in my palm facing away from me. I hold them up and look down the spine while gently raising the tail to see what's doin'

I will have to try that... I got hissed at when I did that!

 

[Kathryntheclean]

Ok.... Here it goes!

 

[TheGeckoDekko]

Males tend to be 8-10 inches long and females tend to be 7-8 inches long. But, if they are still young it's hard to tell for sure. It is best to wait till their about 6 months old. A different way to determine their gender is that male leopard geckos have a distinct V-shaped row of pre-anal pores in front of their cloaca. As a gecko matures, these round pores that look like dots become quite prominent and exude a waxy material. Females have a similar row of small pores, but they are not nearly as obvious. Female pre-anal pores are barely noticeable and they do not exude the waxy substance that male leopard geckos do.