newbie at sexing D.azureus

philbaines · 08-06-2009, 02:06 PM

Helloooo guys...Great forum.
Im from the UK but we dont have very many good forums....anyway,

I have two azureus darts.
How do i tell the diffrence in the sex's??
one is i lil bit bigger then the other with more black spots!

cheers for any info(i did do a search but no results came back)

phil.

Knoxter · 08-06-2009, 02:15 PM

The toe pads are a sure give-away. The males front toe pads are noticeably larger than the females.
I will post a few pic later (if no one beats me to it)

Welcome to the site.

philbaines · 08-06-2009, 02:19 PM

thanks for that....will help no doubt.

if not ill try and get some pics up when my camara is charged!

Philsuma · 08-06-2009, 02:34 PM

Phil,

Sexing is pretty difficult if the frogs are young....like, under 1 year old. It's almost impossible for froglets and juveniles.

What age are your Azureus?

If you don't know....compare them to a coin.....uh....an...."American" coin that is...lol

Phil

philbaines · 08-06-2009, 02:40 PM

Dendrobate Azureus & setup - Reptile Forums UK

This is them before i bought them.
i would say thay are about 1inch in lenth..1 slightly smaller than the other

Philsuma · 08-06-2009, 03:53 PM

Too young to sex.......

philbaines · 08-06-2009, 04:01 PM

thanks....how old would you say thay was then?

Philsuma · 08-06-2009, 05:27 PM

Phil,

Your seller portrayed them as born @ Feb 2009.

That sounds about right.

Feed them well and look to early 2010 for a chance at determining sex. You won't be dissapointed with that species. They are some of my favourite of all my different species.

philbaines · 08-06-2009, 05:28 PM

thanks for that......one was on the others back the other night?

Philsuma · 08-06-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philbaines

thanks for that......one was on the others back the other night?

Def NOT mating behaviour as they are not sexually mature.

Probably not even aggression....

Sometimes dart frogs just bump into and climb onto each other...

08-06-2009, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
philbaines Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 10 Real Name: Phil	newbie at sexing D.azureus Helloooo guys...Great forum. Im from the UK but we dont have very many good forums....anyway, I have two azureus darts. How do i tell the diffrence in the sex's?? one is i lil bit bigger then the other with more black spots! cheers for any info(i did do a search but no results came back) phil.

08-06-2009, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Knoxter Administrator/SiteOwner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 430 Real Name: Marc Knox	The toe pads are a sure give-away. The males front toe pads are noticeably larger than the females. I will post a few pic later (if no one beats me to it) Welcome to the site. __________________ Marc My frogs- Vanzolini, El Dorado (ong&gold), Cayo de Agua, Almerante, Gold Dust, Yuris, Imis, Inters, Taras, O Lamasi, Iquitos Vents, Varis, SI. I appreciate everyone here. Without you, there would be no DFF. Thank you for your support.

08-06-2009, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Philsuma Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Harrisburg PA...AND...Ft Lauderdale Florida Posts: 115	Phil, Sexing is pretty difficult if the frogs are young....like, under 1 year old. It's almost impossible for froglets and juveniles. What age are your Azureus? If you don't know....compare them to a coin.....uh....an...."American" coin that is...lol Phil __________________ Heading down to CR / Panama the end of Nov. PM me if you are interested in going along.

08-06-2009, 03:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Philsuma Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Harrisburg PA...AND...Ft Lauderdale Florida Posts: 115	Too young to sex....... __________________ Heading down to CR / Panama the end of Nov. PM me if you are interested in going along.

08-06-2009, 05:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Philsuma Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Harrisburg PA...AND...Ft Lauderdale Florida Posts: 115	Phil, Your seller portrayed them as born @ Feb 2009. That sounds about right. Feed them well and look to early 2010 for a chance at determining sex. You won't be dissapointed with that species. They are some of my favourite of all my different species. __________________ Heading down to CR / Panama the end of Nov. PM me if you are interested in going along.

08-06-2009, 02:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
philbaines Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 10 Real Name: Phil	thanks for that....will help no doubt. if not ill try and get some pics up when my camara is charged!

08-06-2009, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
philbaines Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 10 Real Name: Phil	Dendrobate Azureus & setup - Reptile Forums UK This is them before i bought them. i would say thay are about 1inch in lenth..1 slightly smaller than the other

08-06-2009, 04:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
philbaines Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 10 Real Name: Phil	thanks....how old would you say thay was then?

08-06-2009, 05:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
philbaines Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 10 Real Name: Phil	thanks for that......one was on the others back the other night?

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