New babies...Pop or probe???

To all you breeders out there, announcing all your new bouncing baby Balls...

Do you pop them when they're newly hatched, or are you probing them????

I've been able to pop my adults, and have the probes, but don't have the skills yet to be reliable. I'm interested in how you're treating your new babies, so that you're less likely to injure or stress them right after hatching.



Thanks!

RuLyn,
We pop our freshly hatched babies. When they are still young, their muscles aren't very stron yet, and it is very easy to get a male to evert his penes. It takes very little pressure at all. I will however double check their sexes every month or so, just to make sure I didn't make a mistake. Also, we will double check the sex prior to shipping to a customer, if the snake was for sale, to make sure we are sending out the correct sex.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Also, we will double check the sex prior to shipping to a customer, if the snake was for sale, to make sure we are sending out the correct sex.

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And this is just ONE of the many reasons Tim and Monica are Top Notch Breeders.

BTW...I pop mine as well for the same reasons:)

WOOW I thought i was crazy for popping them so many times. Glad to know I am not the only one. I do the same thing Tim does.

Pop pop pop!


:D

Can someone briefly explain popping?

Never heard of it.

Popping is the act of manually inverting the snakes cloaca with a slight bit of pressure to the tail, with a slight rolling action towards the vent. With males, the reproductive organs (aka hemipenes) will be displaced and will 'pop' out of the vent. (They look almost like two short red antenna) Females will not produce this effect since they do not have hemipenes. So, by using this method you can sex a hatchling snake.

Please note that I do not recommend popping the snake unless you get someone to show you exactly how to do it so that you do not apply too much pressure.

Rick Sisco

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!
One of the things we do quite often around this time of year.

I pop non stop.

I know its not the same as ball pythons - but the popping is the same - so if you want to see a video on how to do it go to Kathy Love's Cornutopia site! :)