Sexing a young Checkered Garter

[guidofatherof5]

My babies are a year old, they're just starting to lose their bellybuttons.. Dunno if it has to do with the fact it's a northwestern though.

Geri's belly button is now starting to fade and she's about 7 months old.

Maybe this quick fading belly button thing is in radixes only then.
I think I will do a day-to-day photo shot the next time I have some babies born to see how quickly it fades.

[Invisible Snake]

On the subject of belly buttons, I think it varys. I have a dozen baby garters that were born in June and show no markings of ever having a belly button, which means it must have faded a couple of weeks after their birth.

[EasternGirl]

I would also say definitely female...but as others have said...babies can fool you so we will have to reevaluate when she is a bit older. She is a cutie!

[ConcinusMan]

The belly button looks fine and normal. And yes, I've had them keep it their entire lives, although it usually becomes barely noticable.

I have no doubt at all that you have a little girl there.