I would like for some of the more experienced breeders/ "poppers" to chime in on this who have popped many snakes.

I have never had much trouble popping ball pythons to sex them and have gotten better and better at it over time.

However I have a male in my collection now that I have never been able to pop and get both hemipenes exposed or even fully expose one. I can see just enough of a red bulge to confirm that he is male, but starting to wonder if there could be a problem with his hemipenes?

He is over 600 grams now and about 7-8 months old. I have had him since he was 100 grams and have never really been able to get a clear shot of his hemipines. Could that mean a problem?

Or are some males just harder to pop, or look different, than others? I have popped males from hatchlings to adults and not had this problem before. Starting to wonder, as he is very important to my breeding plans for next season.