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sexing a bearded dragon

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Question
i have 2 bearded dragons and i want to no how to sex them which way round is if you lifted up they tail and they is two bumps what sex is i have one is one bump and one with 2 can you tell me what sex they are please

Answer
Hi Jamie, It sounds like you have a sexual pair. The males have two bumps in the base of the tail where the hemipenes are and the female will have just a single bump. Rather then trying to describe it, I have linked a few pictures that show both the technique for sexing them and good close ups of the difference between male and female.

http://www.dachiu.com/sexing.html

http://www.kingsnake.com/gladescs/bearded/

http://www.tncbeardies.com/Sexing.htm