Sexing Bosc

[top dog]

Hey all is there anyone out there who has some pics of a large female bosc monitors lack of hemis cause all five of mine seem be males and i think i might just be looking without enough refferances to compare them to.
Thanks

[Bushviper]

Top dog. We tried sexing about 30 Boscs at the most recent expo and only found one that looked female.

It is possible to pop males but just because it does not pop does not mean it is a female.

I spoke to one of the top herpetologists in Germany and he told me that they had discovered a hemiclitoris in female monitors from Indonesia so that just throws more of a spanner in the works.

[top dog]

Thanks cause i was feeling like a real fool seeing as i seem to have five males but i will wait for six more months and hopefully be able to tell.

[Moreliahunter]

Something they do in Australia is to have the pelvic area Xrayed. They do this with even juvenile monitors and it works. You can see the hemipeneal grooves in males. Try it, it works!!!!

[Bushviper]

Moreliahunter can you get an xray with the differences pointed out please.

I have heard this works with Heloderma species but they have some calcium deposits that show up.

I can never see anything on x-rays. Even cracked bones are missed by me. Possibly the vets here can compare the xrays till they get the hang of it.