Tail sexing

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Originally Posted by waldo

Thanks for the link, I've already spoken to most of the vets around that will see exotics and I don't think I would trust any of them. I'll keep checking though.

I never thought about using craigslist, I don't know if I would trust some random person to probe my snake.

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You'd be surprised. All the people that replied to my request for help with sexing were breeders. Personally, I'd trust a breeder--even a fairly new one--over a vet for probing. The guy that finally probed my snakes for me turned out to be a fellow CS.com member. I bought a rack from him and he let me bring my snakes along for probing.

I've read a few messages from Kathy Love in which she states that probing isn't as hard as people think, and that newbies can do it easily without injuring snakes. You're probably quite capable of doing it yourself. You have years of snake experience (I gather from comments you've made) and you are able to separate 40-something T spiderlings into their own vials without squishing them. I'm pretty sure you'd have a gentle enough hand with the snake probe. :P

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

My :2cent: trying to guess the gender of your snake based on pictures of his/her tail would be like trying to predict the future with a crystal ball :8:

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Think i will ever win the lotto to buy all the morphs i want?

Sometimes the spurs on the males tend to be longer than the spurs on females, but unless you have one or the other sex to compare it too, it's kinda hard to tell. I'm guessing male from your first pic, but I would still definately probe him/her.

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Originally Posted by Purrrfect9

Sometimes the spurs on the males tend to be longer than the spurs on females, but unless you have one or the other sex to compare it too, it's kinda hard to tell. I'm guessing male from your first pic, but I would still definately probe him/her.

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Not true at all.I had a female that had spurs like a long horned bull from Texas :P .I am sure she was a female also as she dropped eggs ;)

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Originally Posted by Fearless

Think i will ever win the lotto to buy all the morphs i want?

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You MIGHT win if you play :8:

First off, bring roses, chocolate, and a teddy bear. Take "shim" out to a nice candle lit romantic dinner. I prefer Italian and make sure there is a guy in a funny outfit playing the violin. Bust out your best lines, and do your best to get invited back to the tub. Only then will you know for sure!:P

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Not true at all.I had a female that had spurs like a long horned bull from Texas :P .I am sure she was a female also as she dropped eggs ;)

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:eek: For serious? She must have been a mighty big woman and quite capible of taking care of herself if ya know what I mean :P

I have considered trying myself, I mean if the probe won't go in I wouldn't force it but I wouldn't know if it its a girl or if I'm just doing it wrong.

Oh, it was 140 some spiderlings:)

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Originally Posted by waldo

I have considered trying myself, I mean if the probe won't go in I wouldn't force it but I wouldn't know if it its a girl or if I'm just doing it wrong.

Oh, it was 140 some spiderlings:)

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:eek: Good grief, woman! I was impressed before when I thought it was 40. But 140??? Wow! I'd have spiders all over my house if I tried to do that.

Try probing it yourself. It would take a pretty special kind of idiot to FORCE a probe.

You sound like one of those people who buys a bird from me and then is afraid to clip its wings. :D Know what I say? Just do it! :carrot:

Of course this encouragement is coming from a girl that has never probed a snake herself............ :rolleyes:

hey! i just remembered.... when i was little (i lived in kelso)there was a guy that came around to schools and fairs and stuff. he was called the Reptile Man. he had all kinds of herps. i'm pretty sure he was based out of eastern wash. but i can't remember where. maybe you could track him down. if he's still around. he's a really cool guy though and very knowledgeable. i'd trust him!:)