My new beardie- male or female

[Spikey Papa]

Hi everyone, I just got a beardie with my son. We are trying to determine the sex but I don't see any bumps. Pet store said he is about a year old. Do you see anything?

Thanks!

 

[PatsyB]

To determine the sex of your bearded dragon you need to hold him/her flat in one hand and with the other hand, very gently lift the tail up and back just slightly, you don't want to hurt him/her. Look at the base of the tail right before the vent one lump in the middle is a girl, 2 lumps is a boy. If you do a google search for images of "how to sex a bearded dragon" you will see what I'm talking about.

Good luck!

 

[Spikey Papa]

Thank you - but in the picture I took (posted above), I dont see any bumps at all. Is that because he/she is too young? Am I looking for the wrong thing?

By the way, the angle of the picture, it looks like I am holding him by the neck, which was not the case. Just a weird angle as I bent over and curbed the camera to take the picture of the bottom of the tail. We are always more than gentle with him.

 

[PatsyB]

You aren't going to see the lumps by just looking at the tail. You have to bend it back a bit and it tightens the skin and you can see the lumps.

I didn't even think you were being rough with it! LOL! We've all been there trying to take a picture and holding the beardie with the other hand. Not the easiest thing to do.

 

[PatsyB]

 

[Spikey Papa]

Ok, thank you! Ill try that today.

 

[PatsyB]

There's also another trick but you may need some help. When you bend the tail back you can shine a flashlight from the top side and you should be able to see one lump or two.