bleeding after probing

today i was probing one of my ball pythons and the prob went pretty deep so i know its a male but is it possible to cut over the stop mark on a female and just go all the way to the tail? and when i pulled out a little blood came out. is this normal? help please

There shouldn't be any blood when probing.

NO not normal. HAve you ever probed before?

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Originally Posted by womsterr

NO not normal. HAve you ever probed before?

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nope never but i probed my other snakes just fine. will the bleeding spot in him heal?

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Originally Posted by llovelace

There shouldn't be any blood when probing.

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but is it possible to poke through the scent glands of a female i wasnt going that hard tho

yea seriously probing is a bad thing to do solo first time. it takes such a light touch. I really hope you didnt do anything bad as a result. i have only probed once b4 and really try to pop them first because things like this dont happen, even if probing is more accurate i would take an incorrect sexed snake over a hurt one.

-todd

so do yal think i messed up his life?

be safe, see a vet

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Originally Posted by Shawnfireball

be safe, see a vet

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Hi,

If blood came out you punctured something - at which point you cannot say if it is male or female.

Did you probe both sides and did blood come out on both sides if you did?


dr del

Did you happen to lubricate the probe with anything or just go at it willy nilly?

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Did you happen to lubricate the probe with anything or just go at it willy nilly?

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yeah i probed it with vasaline