How to Identify the Sex of a Gecko

Its quite hard to determine whether your Gecko is a female or male, but hopefully, this little guide will help you

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Some eyes
• A Gecko

1. Look at the underside of the Gecko just above the tail

2. Is there a visable row of pores shaped liked a V? If so, you have a male Gecko.
   
   These pores are femoral pores. Female Geckos have them to, but they are hardly noticeable

3. Is there a bulge at the start off the tail? If so, you have a male Gecko.
   
   This bulge is where the hemipenes are located.

4. 
   Male/Female Differences

   If you are not sure, you can use this diagram to show you

Tips & Warnings

• You have to wait until your Gecko is at least six months old before these signs are visable

[c0ld]

on 1/30/2008 You could just look, if it has a vagina its a girl if it has a penis its a boy. Or just ask it, "hey gecko, are you a dude or a chick?"

[revisitingnixon]

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[Lung]

on 8/2/2007 That picture really helps!