bleeding after probing

today i was probing one of my ball pythons and the prob went pretty deep so i know its a male but is it possible to cut over the stop mark on a female and just go all the way to the tail? and when i pulled out a little blood came out. is this normal? help please

There shouldn't be any blood when probing.

NO not normal. HAve you ever probed before?

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Originally Posted by womsterr

NO not normal. HAve you ever probed before?

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nope never but i probed my other snakes just fine. will the bleeding spot in him heal?

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Originally Posted by llovelace

There shouldn't be any blood when probing.

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but is it possible to poke through the scent glands of a female i wasnt going that hard tho

yea seriously probing is a bad thing to do solo first time. it takes such a light touch. I really hope you didnt do anything bad as a result. i have only probed once b4 and really try to pop them first because things like this dont happen, even if probing is more accurate i would take an incorrect sexed snake over a hurt one.

-todd

so do yal think i messed up his life?

be safe, see a vet

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Originally Posted by Shawnfireball

be safe, see a vet

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Hi,

If blood came out you punctured something - at which point you cannot say if it is male or female.

Did you probe both sides and did blood come out on both sides if you did?


dr del