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    Spermplugs!?

    heya,

    quick question,

    I just separated a male and a female and out of curiosity I popped the male AND... I saw a sperm plug,

    Does this mean they didn't lock? or could he have made a new one already? he was in with her for 2 and a half days.

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    Re: Spermplugs!?

    They stay locked for a long period of time as far as I know. Like a day straight or something. I would say if you didn't see a lock they probably didn't do the dirty.

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    Re: Spermplugs!?

    Quote Originally Posted by gtrdeath87 View Post
    They stay locked for a long period of time as far as I know. Like a day straight or something. I would say if you didn't see a lock they probably didn't do the dirty.

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    Not necessarily. I have had stealth breeders, getting the job done seemingly within half an hour or so, and have heard from other folks whose males are also quick operators.

    Seeing a hemipenal cast just means that a hemipene was out. That's it. They're not needed for breeding and they are not a true sperm plug, as seen in other species. They're just an icky booger of sloughed skin, dry/dead semen, and snaky secretions.

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    Re: Spermplugs!?

    Well there you go man who knows if they did it or not. I certainly don't.

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    Re: Spermplugs!?

    Did two sperm plugs come out? They only use one to get the job done so one could've been empty while the other was still locked and loaded. I think there's a video on here somewhere about this exact question.

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    thanks everyone,

    I only saw 1 sperm plug but when I popped him only 1 hemipene came out so yeah, who knows haha

    thx anyway

    it is still early in the season so we'l see what happens, right.
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    I was under the impression that ball pythons did not make sperm plugs...

    As far as I am aware they are hemipenial casts... stuck shed from the hemipenes.

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    ok thanks everyone,

    I'll just try them again in a month or so and keep trying haha

    I know the male knows what he is doing as I have seen multiple good locks of him with another female.
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    Re: Spermplugs!?

    Quote Originally Posted by BCS View Post
    I was under the impression that ball pythons did not make sperm plugs...

    As far as I am aware they are hemipenial casts... stuck shed from the hemipenes.
    Really?? So evertytime a breeder says "Has sperm plugs and is ready to breed." That's not at all the case?

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