Bearded Dragon Sex?

[NorbertTheDragon]

Hello! I adopted Norbert two weeks ago. I am unsure of his age, but he is close to 8 inches now. Is this too early to tell the gender?

 

[Germ]

It may be to early to tell for sure yet, but generally you can tell & be 80-90% sure. I had one that still at 8 years old, visually checking, to me always looked female, but I knew better because I had seen his "Junk" in action.

Can't really tell from the pic, as the tail is not pulled back far enough & the BD is not held correctly. But from what I can see, I would lean towards male, but again the tail & BD must be held properly to have a better idea.

 

[gilliesexotics]

Appears to be male.

 

[NorbertTheDragon]

It may be to early to tell for sure yet, but generally you can tell & be 80-90% sure. I had one that still at 8 years old, visually checking, to me always looked female, but I knew better because I had seen his "Junk" in action.

Can't really tell from the pic, as the tail is not pulled back far enough & the BD is not held correctly. But from what I can see, I would lean towards male, but again the tail & BD must be held properly to have a better idea.

Okay, thank you. I've had a hard time getting a hold of him to get a proper photo, as he is kind of spazzy. I will try to get a better one, holding him correctly tomorrow afternoon. I've read that head bobbing can often mean that it is a male BD. Is this true? He/she does it often.

 

[Aleena]

That's a common misconception. Females head bob quite a bit as well.

 

[NorbertTheDragon]

Huh, alright. Well, I guess we will find out soon. I looked when I first brought him home. Looked up how to sex a BD and I thought it looked like a male, but I want to be sure. I've never sexed a lizard before. I'm new to this.

 

[Aleena]

Let us know when you find out! We'll all be just as excited as you to see. Unfortunately, the only way to tell for sure is the above linked method.

 

[NorbertTheDragon]

Of course, I will be sure you let you all know!! I don't like leaving it a mystery. hehe. He's just so squirmy and jumpy and fragile still, I'm worried about hurting him...or her.