Update on Cass. Male of female aswell

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

I'd give you $50 if it turns out to be a male. I'm literally putting money on female.

I based my guess on the fact that the eggs are just starting to be due for hatching from last November/December breeding, that would make Cass almost a year old, and Chomper was twice the size of Cass at that age.

[jarich]

Originally Posted by infernalis

I based my guess on the fact that the eggs are just starting to be due for hatching from last November/December breeding, that would make Cass almost a year old, and Chomper was twice the size of Cass at that age.

I have absolutely no personal experience so just going by what I read here, but apparently their growth rate isnt the sexual determiner, but rather the length of time they grow for. Supposedly, they grow at about the same rate, but males continue growing long after the females have slowed down already. Ive asked for the full article, but here is the abstract for something along those lines.

Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in monitor liz... [Zoolog Sci. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI