Sexing Geckos.

[Tom Highum]

Mika seems like a boy, he has a bulge and looks kinda like he has the pores and Afton a female.

[Jace]

It's kind of hard to tell in the pictures I have. The one of Afton turned out clear...I might have to try again with Mika. In the pictures I can find, the pores or whatever they are called, are very noticeable. However, on Mika, I see a slight bulge and a very faint line which could possibly be pores. Ugh!! Why can't male geckos have it all hanging out like people, dogs, cats, and rodents?!?!

[Kurt]

Because they are to low to the ground and when they are running around it could get caught on something and break right off. No one wants to see that happen.

[Tom Highum]

Kurt i am sorry but sometimes knowledge isn't meant to be shared

[Kurt]

Kurt i am sorry but sometimes knowledge isn't meant to be shared

Tom, that was a joke. From now on when I make a joke I will put a smiley face on the end.

[Tom Highum]

I know but then i had that image in my head for about 3 hours. Just imagine how painful that would be.

[Jace]

I have a magnifying glass somewhere...maybe I should try and find it and do a close up of Mika. I would take him up to the petstore, but even just being in the glass bowl caused upchuck, so I don't want to stress him out too much. I am going to separate them anyway, just because Mika has proven to be the more dominate of the two and shows uncalled for aggressiveness towards Afton. I have a feeling in the next couple of weeks that Mika will be more easy to tell, and I am leaning towards a male. My daughter is disappointed, but I think it would be neat, actually. Most other people I know with geckos have girls....maybe I can charge a stud fee???

[Jace]

Because they are to low to the ground and when they are running around it could get caught on something and break right off. No one wants to see that happen.

Too funny!! You're right, of course, though I've seen my geckos run on their tippy toes, giving them lots of clearance.....still, one wrong bang on a rock-ouch!! Okay, well, I just have to keep trying on Mika. I will try and get some better pictures and hopefully someone can give me a difinitive answer. Thanks everyone for trying!!

[scribbles]

Afton looks like a female, and I think Mika is a male. Not too sure about Mika.