Any squeamish sexers?

I am in charge of the snakes here. I own them.. my husband likes them, but they are not his, they are mine. I care for them, and their feeders that I breed, 100%. I got into breeding and last year, had my first successful year. So.. I am baby-snake-sexing phobic. :) I have no problem probing or popping adults and even subadults properly. But the hatchlings.. nope! My husband does it. See, almost every time he pops the babies, they squirt urate! I have developed what the gun world might call a "flinch" and I just don't pop babies. Is this the weirdest thing ever or what (well ok maybe it is not, but it is weird!)

Nope, I just pop them over the sink and have a paper towel handy. Karl's got no interest in them, so it's up to me for all the care!

I have learned with any snake... I tilt them over a paper towel first and do a few thumb rolls... as inevitably they are going to urinate of defecate...

I was in a pet store and the woman asked me to sex a shipment of baby BPs, being the fool that I am I agreed... first one projectile peed in my eye and blinded me. :O

Since then I am a bit more cautious, but I still do it. :)

Bruce

I am just afraid to pop babies cause I'm afrid to hurt them :( I've never had anyone to show me in preson (the vet wouldent), and even though I've read about it and watched videos on it Im just so afraid that I will do something wrong and hurt them- So for every snake I have to go to the vet and spend $40 for them to pop/probe my snakes.. And thats $40/per snake.... I need to grow some nads :rolleyes: lol

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Originally Posted by Loft Lizard

I was in a pet store and the woman asked me to sex a shipment of baby BPs, being the fool that I am I agreed... first one projectile peed in my eye and blinded me. :O

Since then I am a bit more cautious, but I still do it. :)

Bruce

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Oh, that is SO funny! :P You gave me a good chuckle. I can just imagine the look on the faces of those around you....

*chuckle*

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Originally Posted by Loft Lizard

I have learned with any snake... I tilt them over a paper towel first and do a few thumb rolls... as inevitably they are going to urinate of defecate...

I was in a pet store and the woman asked me to sex a shipment of baby BPs, being the fool that I am I agreed... first one projectile peed in my eye and blinded me. :O

Since then I am a bit more cautious, but I still do it. :)

Bruce

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That's why we call him "old one eye". :D

Projectile fluids happen to me often.

Wipe away and continue, wash when you are done.

I guess I just don't mind...

I little urate never hurt anybody, except maybe loft lizard:P

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Originally Posted by Loft Lizard

I have learned with any snake... I tilt them over a paper towel first and do a few thumb rolls... as inevitably they are going to urinate of defecate...

I was in a pet store and the woman asked me to sex a shipment of baby BPs, being the fool that I am I agreed... first one projectile peed in my eye and blinded me. :O

Since then I am a bit more cautious, but I still do it. :)

Bruce

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I need to get someone to sex mine because I don't want to do it myself.

I also exclusively care for all of my snakes, and I can pop all the hatchlings now with no problems. Having so many babies this season gave me a lot of practice in that area and it is really very easy now. The urates don't happen to me often, I guess i'll just consider myself lucky.