Males!

I have a 5ft. BP that I got for free because the original owners "didn't want eggs" . They said "it" was a female, but someone recently told me males could get this big as well. I know the best way to sex them is probing but I don't have a probing kit. Anyways, input would be GREATLY appreciated.

Try popping but do a bit of research and watch a few videos of it on you tube before you Give it a go. Check to see of there are any local herp groups or breeders around you also.


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I'll try popping her( I watched Ralph's video on YouTube ) but its strong and If it's a male he would be able to keep his "penes" in.

It shouldn't be too difficult to get him to pop, just be careful.
If really 5 feet, I think it would be unlikely for it to be a male. It's "possible" but that sure would be unusual.

I just attempted to pop her but couldn't see any penes. I'm hoping "she's" a she so I can breed her to my cinnamon! :D

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I just attempted to pop her but couldn't see any penes. I'm hoping "she's" a she so I can breed her to my cinnamon! :D

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Be careful, if you put too much pressure on the tail you could potentially hurt the penes. I am hoping it's a girl though, that's good news! If you have any local reptile stores around I'm sure they can probe for you for a small fee or maybe even for free.

The reptile store closest to me probes for $5.

I only tried about twice, and didn't see any ppenes Really, the only pet stores around here are PETCO and petsmart, maybe a Pet-O-Rama, but I don't know if they know how to probe. There are a couple breeders around here, though, so I might have to contact one. But I'm almost positive its a female, but that's not good enough.;)

Well, I asked Scott at RedbarnRetiles if he could pop him for me and kindly said he would. So he popped "it" and as soon as he tried we could see plugs, then out came a hemipene. So its confirmed that "it" is actually a "he".... which is unfortunate for me though not too much as I only paid $10 for which was in gas. So I'm yje "lucky one" with a 5ft male ball python. :( woopee

Bah, whatta bummer. Although a 5ft male is HUGE, congrats on the big guy! Any pics? I'd love to see him.

Eh, he probably wont stay here long as I'm just starting out breeding and really don't have room for a male norm. But yeah I'll try and get some pics up ofhim in just a bit.