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  • 04-20-2012, 09:35 AM
    crazyj83
    Newbe question but i'm askin anyways.. Tail wagging??
    Ok yall i've got an unsexed bp that i've had multiple probe attempts with and every time i get a different answer from each person. Anyways lastnight we had a nice rain storm go through and while I was watching tv I noticed the bp in question cruising its tub and wagging its tail, even hitting the side of its tub with its tail.. Is this any sign of sex? I have a male below and a male above the unknown bp. Temps and husbandry are spot on and feeding was a few days ago. Thanks for the answeres and or input..
  • 04-20-2012, 09:53 AM
    aldebono
    I see my females do that when I put a male in for breeding. If I had to make an educated guess on this one. I would say female with the storm blowing over and it being breeding season.
  • 04-20-2012, 10:01 AM
    crazyj83
    Sweet, now to figire out how to get my males as interested as she seems to be...lol
  • 04-20-2012, 10:28 AM
    Slim
    Honestly, I don't think you can draw any concrete conclusions from that behavior.

    While I have never observed any tail wagging in my own collection, I have heard multiple stories about it happening in both males and females.
  • 04-20-2012, 11:27 AM
    zach_24_90
    I have one female who does it for like half an hour when I put a male in. A few of the others do it too but not as long. I'd say it has to do with breeding for sure
  • 04-20-2012, 11:46 AM
    jcoylesr76
    you will need to get the snake properly sexed to be certain, yes females sometimes will do a tail wag, (spreading their pheromones), but it could just be a male letting out a fart as well. if you lived closer i would have been glad to sex it for ya.
  • 04-20-2012, 11:54 AM
    snakesRkewl
    lol, oh boy...

    Females tail wag, I have never seen a male do a true tail wag like a female will, swishing her tail to and from while hanging her goodies out to scent the tub/enclosure.

    The male will get the clue if you place him with her enough times ;)
  • 04-20-2012, 11:59 AM
    angllady2
    All of my breeding females do this when I introduce a male, or very rarely to let me know I'm slacking off in the pairing routine.

    However, my extremely special woma male does it as well. And yes I know for a fact he's a boy, he's been breeding a few of my girls. But every now and then he does the tail wagging thing just like my females do. I have no idea why, maybe it's some form of self stimulation? {Can I say that here?} But yes, he wags big time.

    You need a vet or extremely experienced breeder to help you out with he/she/it.

    Gale
  • 04-20-2012, 09:23 PM
    crazyj83
    Thanks everyone, i'm going to have all my bps resexed tomorrow at the sho. Hope all my pairings dont get fubar...:please:
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