So Im building up a collection to begin breeding soon. I have a few bps, and i know the basics for sexing via popping, but im just worried ill hurt a snake and thats something i really dont want to do. I want all my snakes to be healthy and you know, not have any problems down there. I've tried a few times on my male butter orange ghost, just to give it a try, and i cant get it down, can someone please just explain exactly how much pressure to apply, does it differ by size of the snake? This guy is about 170-200 g. The next weigh date is this Friday so i will have an exact weight then, but last weigh in he was 177g. and has been pounding food. I also have a male butter who was 480g last weigh in. Also the whole 1.0, is it 1.0 for male and 0.1 for female, or other way around? Just getting started in this breeding thing/keeping multiple snakes. Been a snake keeper for a while now but never thought about breeding/sexing my boa. But I fell in love with bps and decided to start breeding so now i need some help.