sperm plugs

[Kirks_Herps]

there was a post on "how do i know if my male is producing sperm plugs" and the answer is by popping them.

what if you don't have a lot of experience popping snakes yet? any other way to go about this?

i have a 600 gram male pastel that is on and off food. currently 30 days since he has eaten last. ive been told a few days with a female might cure him of this. but i would like to make sure he is ready because i have a 1200 gram male cinny i know is ready....Kirk

[loonunit]

Fill up your bath tub with a couple inches of water that's just a TEENSY TINY BIT warmer than room temp. (They really don't like warm water.) Put the male in it and make him swim for a couple minutes.

50/50 chance you'll also get a bowel movement, or at least some urates... but you're quite likely to see the plugs floating around in the water after you take him out.

[Boanerges]

Some times you can catch the sperm plugs hanging out a bit if you look. Also some times you can see them randomly on the newspaper (or whatever substrate your using).

[jjmitchell]

Popping is the only way i know to get plugs.....@ 600g he should be ready

[MitsuMike]

Only true way is to pop. Find a breeder in your area or the next upcoming show and try to see if someone could teach you.

[Subdriven]

Just curious... did some research.. and found ball pythons do not produce sperm plugs.. they have a shed that covers that area but no actual sperm plugs.

[Lesserbee]

Just curious... did some research.. and found ball pythons do not produce sperm plugs.. they have a shed that covers that area but no actual sperm plugs.

Gotta a link?

[MitsuMike]

Just curious... did some research.. and found ball pythons do not produce sperm plugs.. they have a shed that covers that area but no actual sperm plugs.

Idk but when I pop I get sperm from my males

[loonunit]

Gotta a link?

http://www.vpi.com/mailbag/2007/02/a...s_to_be_a_male

Technically, it might be true. However I've also heard of people inserting the sperms plugs of reluctant breeders inside their females. So I guess there's a least a small amount of actual sperm in there.

[Subdriven]

A true sperm plug is to stop other males from mating with the same female.. the male does his deed, inserts a SPERM PLUG and blocks the passege. This stops other males from breading sussecfully with that female and garenties the survival of HIS genes. but since you can bread more then 1 male with the same female with ball pythons that theary doesn't apply. I understood that there is a "plug" on ball's but that is only a peice of shed that comes off when they are ready to bread. I may be WAY OFF, I'm a begining breader my self with only 1 clutch under my belt, but I do alot of research online. Since I see so many adds from known breaders talking about selling there males that are producing sperm plugs I thought I'd look it up. the info mentioned above is what I found. I'll post a link if I can find the articals again.