Male or female?

[Amandall29]

I work at an animal shelter as a vet tech. We came across an abandoned dragon that was so starved that it was flat as a pancake. It has MBD and I don't think a UVB light has ever touched him, only a heating lamp. I am very inexperienced when it comes to lizards as we almost never get them. Long story short, I have been nursing it back to health for a few weeks and grew attached to it and adopted it!! I need help sexing it!!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hdrydr31]

Thanks for saving this critter..
Best way to sex them is put them on a flat surface and lift the tail and gently pull it back to tighten the skin if before you get to the vent you see 2 ovals one on each side with a gap between that's a boy and his hemipenes..If you see a bump in the middle right above the vent that's a female.. You can also candle them in a dark room and in the same position place a flashlight on the top shining down thru tail you should be able to see the organs..
Looks like this critter needs some nice warm soaks and a soft soft toothbrush to help clean the pores and scales. Be careful not to hold them upside down very long as they have difficulty breathing in this position.

 

[CrazyLeopardGeckoLady]

It looks more male to me but it will probably be more pronounced when he puts on weight


-Maisie

 

[PatsyB]

What the other two said! If you haven't already I recommend a long warm soak in a tub and a little scrub with a soft toothbrush, especially around those femoral pores on the legs. They look a little dirty. Not infected, just dirty. Also, a warm soak with help with whatever that is sticking out of the vent. It actually looks like it might be a sperm plug. My chameleon gets those and I just coax them out with a q-tip dipped in warm water.