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#186701
HEFFER
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 HI
DOSE ANY ONE KNOW HOW TO TELL THE SEX OF A BALL PYTHON?
I HAVE 2 AND THE YOUNG ONE IS TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OTHER,DOSE THAT MEAN THE YOUNG ONE IS A GIRL?
PLEASE HELP
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11/22/04 5:38am
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#186706
BoaBabe448
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Message To: HEFFER In reference to Message Id: 186701
HI
Well, you have to go and get them probed by a vet, but a way that you can estimate is to see if they have really pronounced claws, and if they do, its most likely a boy, if not, its most likely a female.
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11/22/04 6:49am
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#187454
Ballzthebest
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 186706
HI
could you give a pic of a pronounced claw and a non-pronounced claw because for a snake, i dont know what pronounced and non-pronounced claw looks like. if you could i would really apreciate it
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11/23/04 12:20pm
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#187641
BoaBabe448
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Message To: Ballzthebest In reference to Message Id: 187454
HI
pronounced, REALLY noticable, non-pronounced, you have to look for it before you’ll find it. I don’t have a picture sorry.
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11/23/04 6:29pm
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#188086
U1sickboy
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 187641
 HI
These are small spurs that are located back along side the vent opening!! It is best to have them probed as some females can also have spurs!!
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11/24/04 1:40pm
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#188092
BoaBabe448
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Message To: U1sickboy In reference to Message Id: 188086
HI
id you read my post? The males are BIG the females are SMALL.
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11/24/04 1:44pm
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#189662
U1sickboy
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 188092
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Not always!!! In most cases this is true, but when you start working with a large # of Ball Pythons you will become aware of this!!
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11/27/04 3:54pm
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#189724
Eunectes4
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Message To: U1sickboy In reference to Message Id: 189662
HI
Probe set will cost you 10-40$. Being taught how to sex your snake will take about 1-10 minutes. You learn on the net if you like but I do not recomend it. You need to be carefull but your risks of hurting the snake is extrememly low if you know what you are doing. I would probe it for you and show you if you were in the IL area.
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11/27/04 5:20pm
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#189830
Thomas Jones
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 189724
HI
Probing is real easy and you can buy the video to show you how to probe and pop snakes as well. I would not go by the size of spurs. I always probe every snake i get to asssure correct sex. I learned only 2 months ago how to probe.
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11/27/04 8:33pm
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#189847
Scott14
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Message To: Thomas In reference to Message Id: 189830
HI
Can one of you guys tell me exactly what probing is..ive got a rough idea but im not 100% sure. Dont worry im not going to go out and try it or anything i just wanted to no.
Scott15,
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11/27/04 9:29pm
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#189997
Pelota
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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 189847
HI
Probing is when you take an appropriate sized probe(usually a thin metal rod with a ball at the end) and gently put it in the snakes cloaca. Mark how far it goes in, then measure how many subcaudal scales it goes. Usually females will probe only a handful of scales, and males will probe much more. Can’t remember the average numbers.
It may be hard to picture from just reading my crappy post, lol. Someone else will probably be able to explain it to you better, or link you to a good site that explains it.
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11/28/04 5:14am
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Scott14
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 189997
HI
ok, thanks for your info anyway!
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11/28/04 6:51pm
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