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  • 09-01-2004, 01:52 AM
    mr.paintball26
    is there another way to tell if your snake is a male or a female with out probing it becase i would like to know what gender mine will be after i get it and i heard that it will piss my ball python off if you do it so is there another way
  • 09-01-2004, 02:22 AM
    Cody
    is there another way
    There is no other reliable way that I know of. And probing is perfectly safe if done by a professional and/or someone who knows what they're doing. If you really want to know, then bring it to a reptile vet and have them probe it. The only other way you can tell is by popping, but that is more risky and much easier to injure your ball python.
    Of course there are little things that might make you think it's male or female. For instance, supposedly males are supposed to have stockier tails, while females have slender ones. Sometimes that's the case, but it's not for sure.
    So yeah, probing is probably the best way for sure.
  • 09-01-2004, 02:56 AM
    gen
    You should take your new snake to the vet anyway, just to get checked out. I know of a good one in our area (in Yorba Linda) that I take my snake Norbert to. She is very thorough and knows her reptiles. She should hopefully be able to probe your snake for you.

    But if you get your snake from a good breeder, they may have already determined the sex of the snake.
  • 09-01-2004, 09:05 PM
    mr.paintball26
    ok gen do you thing you could give me like the adress
  • 09-01-2004, 10:13 PM
    JamminJonah
    http://www.arav.org

    check that out for a list of qualified vets. :)
  • 09-02-2004, 12:39 AM
    gen
    The vet's name is Heather Neville.
    She is one of the members of arav, as Jonah listed.

    Address:
    Yorba Linda Veterinary Hospital
    4872 Olinda St
    Yorba Linda, CA 92886
  • 09-02-2004, 12:51 AM
    mr.paintball26
    thanks you
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