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Old 11-29-2014, 08:41 PM   #1
jsshark1
Is this a male Mellers chameleon ?

Hi every one , I recently got two Melles Chameions . the place I got them from tells me the only way to sex them 100% is X-rays but will do his best to give me a male and female, one is around 18 inches and the other one is around 20 inches and I am trying to see if I can sex them, I read it is possible to tell if you can catch them taking a poop,

this one is the smaller of the two pooping, is the two black circle on the sides the hemipenes ? is this one a male ?

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is it a Male?

I also wanted to ask , I read on one site that they can change sex , any thoughts on this ?



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Old 12-05-2014, 12:51 AM   #2
LauraB
Sorry, but there really is no way to determine gender based on a dump.

The most reliable way to determine gender is through ultrasound, behind the cloaca or vent, endoscopy or x-rays.

Behavior in the presence of another Meller's can also help distinguish gender. I don't see babies in your pics, so I hope you are not caging your two together. Or even real close to one another if in separate enclosures.

You may be lucky enough to catch some hemipenal bulge when a male basks or hunts or drinks. Also look for hemipenal plugs on perches, branches. Yet another indication of male.

No, I do not believe; despite what I've seen written; they "change sex".
 

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