LOL, awesome. thats why i said you cant be 100% sure:rolleyes:
21 years!:eek: i cant wait to grow "old" with my snakes, lol
07-25-2006, 10:31 PM
amercnwmn
Re: Spurs
I thought my female was a male for years :) I had followed the spur guideline. I also have been told the males spurs can be broken off, therefore seem smaller than the females. Its really hard to tell from the tails as well unless you have 2 snakes approx the same age, and size of opposing sexes to compare them to.
The only sure fire (and not always sure fire depending on who does the probing) way to tell is to have someone knowledgeable probe it.
Usually a veterinarian can do this for you, and will do so on request at a routine check.
I do agree that while its obvious you are trying to learn as much as you can about your snake by asking, there are tons of informative caresheets and books available for repeated reference. :D
Good luck :)
07-26-2006, 12:02 AM
rmune0750
Re: Spurs
i wanna kno soooooooooooooooooooooooo bad what my snakes sex is....:(
07-26-2006, 12:23 AM
Slithers
Re: Spurs
take it to the vet to have it probed.
07-26-2006, 01:20 AM
_BoidFinatic_
Re: Spurs
For me it has held true that males' tails will be thicker and longer, while females' tails will taper sooner and lack a bulge. This has only been reliable when comparing two snakes of the same age/length. Probing has guaranteed that my guesses were correct.;) So Ryan, if you don't have another BP of the same age/length then you cannot even make a plausible guess.:( Spur sizes are so inaccurate that I have not even bothered comparing them. Get your BP probed by an expert and let us know what you've got.:)