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To my knowledge my beautiful axie is 10 months old ish.. He (I say he because that's what I've been calling him the past 6 months) has just started to appear to have slowly darkening toe tips and I'm now pretty convinced he is actually a she.. What do you think? Could he develop late? Thanks guys :D
 

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Kind of looks like mine, I'm in the same situation. I've been calling Stanley he. To my knowledge they can develop quite late, I wouldn't give up calling him a he until he's older:p

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So far, it looks more female than male. But, it is true that some are just late bloomers. Wait until it's around a year or so, then you should be able to tell for certain which gender it is.
 
Contrary to popular belief dark toe tips are not a reliable indicator of maturity.

Text books say maturity is reached anywhere between 8 and 18 months, but much is dependant on actual size. Nutrition, tank conditions and history can all play a part in when your axie reaches maturity too.

How big is your axie? If it is over 8" I would probably say she's a girl, under 8" and it could still go either way.
 
Female in my opinion. I am not experienced with axis but I have seen dozens of A. gracile, and in my opinion it looks like a female. Honestly though 10 months is way to soon to determine the gender accurately. I would wait another 5 months at least to try and determine the gender. Just my opinion. -Seth
 
Just gave him a measure(so difficult haha) and I think he's about 7 inches, so not 8 inches yet. I guess I can only wait, and time will tell!
 
I was curious about the sex of my axie too, had a quick measure and he's about 5 1/2 inches.. I've a long way to go yet!
 
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