Damn that ''craigslist"

I got a 1300 gram pastel girl off craigslist around 5 months ago for a $100 bucks...went yesterday to pick up my new baby albino and took the pastel with me so i could get her probed...Kayla just became Deuce she is a male...not so happy....but the albino is mint....

I think some people need to take an IQ test before they try and sell anything on that site. Sorry you didn't get a female. But kudos on the albino!

At least you didn't over pay.

One of the most important things you can do in this hobby is learn how to pop your snakes yourself. That way when you are at a show or buying from someones house you can make sure you are getting what you are supposed to, but for $100 it was probably one of those too good to be true deals anyway.

You learn from your mistakes...won't be making that one again...i know how to pop..not how to probe gonna buy a set and have to learn...

You know what they say about something that is too good to true? ;)

Knowing how to sex your snake is something you need to know when purchasing snakes sad you had to learn the hardway.

There is no way I would trust myself sexing my snake myself. Does anyone know how much it would cost at a vet? I'm not planning on breeding or anything, but I wouldn't mind knowing. If its too much, It'll just remain a mystery for the ages.

it is really so simple. I got a probing set last week and found probing my larger snakes much easier than i expected. Popping the little ones i found more difficult than probing. You just need confidence and common sense...don't push too hard ;)

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Originally Posted by RichieBoo

I got a 1300 gram pastel girl off craigslist around 5 months ago for a $100 bucks...went yesterday to pick up my new baby albino and took the pastel with me so i could get her probed...Kayla just became Deuce she is a male...not so happy....but the albino is mint....

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yeah one way to tell was $100 for a female that large,, nowhere r u going to fing one for that price with that size,, even babies go for more then $100 guess lesson learn :snake:

I recently did the same thing. I bought an 800 gram "female" pastel off someone from Craigslist for $100. I haven't confirmed her sex, but I'm fairly sure I've been taken lol! I just never have that good of luck. Glad to know I'm not the only one. But congrats on the new albino.:)

Guys let me ask you this question ??? Your paying 100.00 for a snake that is well worth 800.00 to 1k at that weight ??? That alone should of mad you ask a few more questions...........

Guess you got what you paid for... :P

Yeah, you should see the looks I get when I pull my probe kit out:gj:

Did you get the pastel "female" from a kid in Mass who "just needed to get rid of her?"

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Originally Posted by Haydenphoto

Guys let me ask you this question ??? Your paying 100.00 for a snake that is well worth 800.00 to 1k at that weight ??? That alone should of mad you ask a few more questions...........

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Either that or the person selling not only doesn't know the correct sex of said snake let alone what a snake like that is actually worth. I see people in the Denver area selling normals at an inflated price on Craigslist.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Yeah, you should see the looks I get when I pull my probe kit out:gj:

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I love that look! Most people don't know what the heck I'm doing to thier poor snake when I break out a little metal rod and a bottle of lube. :D

I always bring my probes with me when buying a new snake. I don't know why so many people are afraid to learn to probe. Its a very simple process. I find it a lot easier than popping. I was never any good at popping anyways. I've seen some people almost break the poor snakes in half trying to pop them and even seen a couple make them bleed from it when they didn't know what they were doing. I've yet to draw a drop of blood from probing.

That said, $100 for a 1,300g male pastel is still a good deal any way you slice it. Most quality babies go for that.

Yeah, your all right...lesson learned and i got a real nice snake anyway...

I hhave a probe kit but I sstill not 100% comfortable doing it , I rather try to pop cause most males end up relaseing a sperm plug when I try to pop them.

I probes snakes and still end up wit hthe worng sex lol ( never push hard cause I would be the one to give a female a extra vent she don't need or want. ( plus it easier when sitting down to do lol..

The guy who probed him went up pretty high...afterwards it bled a little.... had a little blood on the newspaper..then he said it could still be a girl..does that make sense ..i just figured he was trying to make me feel better he thinks it is male cause the probe went pretty high...but why did it bleed...

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The guy who probed him went up pretty high...afterwards it bled a little.... had a little blood on the newspaper..then he said it could still be a girl..does that make sense ..i just figured he was trying to make me feel better he thinks it is male cause the probe went pretty high...but why did it bleed...

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My guess is its a female and he over probed and punctured something and caused some bleeding.

I dont trust probing on a species you can pop no matter what size they are.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

My guess is its a female and he over probed and punctured something and caused some bleeding.

I dont trust probing on a species you can pop no matter what size they are.

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Ditto - I can't remember the last time I've used my probes - it's been a few years now at least.

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The guy who probed him went up pretty high...afterwards it bled a little.... had a little blood on the newspaper..then he said it could still be a girl..does that make sense ..i just figured he was trying to make me feel better he thinks it is male cause the probe went pretty high...but why did it bleed...

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Seems like you need someone a little more experienced to sex your snakes :rolleyes:

The person either know how to probe or he/she doesn't.

The fact that the person alone says "it could still be a girl" means that they do not know what they are doing but realized they just injured the animal.

Learn to pop and this will NEVER happen again, also have this snake sexed properly by another more experienced person and this time make sure the person is popping the snake.

Thanks for the help...Hoping it still might be a girl...gonna wait a while and take her or him to be popped wright....anybody know somebody in Long Island, New York .....

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The guy who probed him went up pretty high...afterwards it bled a little.... had a little blood on the newspaper..then he said it could still be a girl..does that make sense ..i just figured he was trying to make me feel better he thinks it is male cause the probe went pretty high...but why did it bleed...

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Sounds like this guy is an idiot. I have never made any snake bleed probing it! If you know how to properly probe a snake it will not bleed and you can be pretty confident of the results.

Too bad you're in NY. If you lived closer I'd probe/pop it for ya.

thanks for the offer just alittle too far...For the guy who probed him for me... I can't be that mad at him i have bought 2 beautiful snakes from him and he gave me great prices and he was just doing me a favor...

I've been keeping balls for 6 years and breeding for 4. I've never learned how to probe. I'm happy with my pooping skills. As long as your gentle there are no issues. When you really know what to look for you really dont even need the spurs or hemipenes to pop out you can Just look at the base and know. Probing has always kinda scared me I guess. But I've never been wrong with popping. Work on popping a little more.


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I'm happy with my pooping skills.

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I'm pretty happy with my pooping skills too, it's wiping I need to work on. :):):)

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Lol damn spell check! Popping pooping hey it's one in the same sometimes. I'm pretty happy with both. Rotfl!!


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