Sexing Eastern Water Dragons

[waterdragon]

hi, i currently have 5 EWD's and they all have a bit of red on them, either on their chest or stomach, can anyone help. cheers, keith.

 

[junglepython2]

Will need pics, females can have some red/orange on their chest especially when their young so this doesnt say much. Males have much larger and broader heads when they mature.

 

[waterdragon]

what sort of pics would be the most helpful

 

[junglepython2]

Chest and head. How old are they? If they are too young its hard to say. I have bought several young "95% males" from breeders who ended up laying eggs on me in later years.

 

[waterdragon]

their all 1 year old and ranging between 30 to 50cm long.....
will take pics a.s.a.p.

 

[Rastass]

I read an article by Gavin Bedford where he sexed hatchling frillies by popping the hemipenes under a microscope so you may find a vet or someone to sex them for you using the same method. I am assuming that these are the same lizards shown in your cage thread? Like JunglePython2 I have also bought a guaranteed male that eventually laid eggs. I think you might just have to wait a year mate. And remember that when they are sexually mature you probably wont eb able to keep two males together unless you dont have females.

 

[waterdragon]

cool thanks heaps

 

[waterdragon]

bump!

 

[alumba]

you can tell by the size of there crest on the back of there neck

 

[waterdragon]

tell me more please???

 

[junglepython2]

Males have a larger more pronunced crest but at 1yo its still mainly guesswork. If they don't have any red on them then they are prob females. If they do have red they may be males but as said previously they may still be female.

 

[alumba]

the males crest is raised higher than the female and the spikes tened to be bigger in males as well i tryed to take pic but it is just to akwared and the lizards are to fast but i will keep trying

 

[waterdragon]

oh ok.....will have pics shortly

 

[alumba]

what you can do is take things in to account like crest size, red chest and even head size to sex your water dragons

 

[waterdragon]

cool.....thanks......would love to see some example pics

 

[junglepython2]

Well that one in your avatar is a good example of a male.

 

[waterdragon]

yeah thats fully grown though

 

[alumba]

as its been stated earlier hatcho’s and juves are pretty hard to sex

 

[waterdragon]

mines are yearlings 50cm long

 

[waterdragon]

oh ok