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i need help i think my snakes have been missed sexed :( can anyone help me

Why do you think that?

You need to see if you can find someone in your area that knows are to sex snakes. Location would help ;)

Don't worry about it; males and females are basically identical externally (except that females usually get to be a bit larger as adults), and husbandry is the same for both sexes. I've had my ball python for almost 6 years, and only a few months ago I discovered that "she" might be a male. I'm still not sure either way, and I probably never will be. Many keepers acquire snakes from people who do not know the gender and keep the snake for its entire life without knowing. It seems weird, but hey, they don't care if we call them by the wrong pronoun.

If you really want to know, you can take the snake to a vet and have it probed. It is not a pleasant experience for the snake, and just not worth the money imo. Unless I suppose you're trying to breed the snake. Then you might want to know.

well i watched a video online about poping so i tried it and it worked i did not see anything thing that the males have the 2 red things idk if i did not do it hard enough or wat but when i did it yellow stuff came out idk wat it was i hope he/she is ok..and i live in chicopee mass

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well i watched a video online about poping so i tried it and it worked i did not see anything thing that the males have the 2 red things idk if i did not do it hard enough or wat but when i did it yellow stuff came out idk wat it was i hope he/she is ok..and i live in chicopee mass

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Probably sperm plugs, which males produced. And you probably don't have technique correct for popping.

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Be very careful with the popping method as it can harm the snake!!! If you don't even understand what the little "red things" are and that males have 2 and females have 1 then I suggest you not even try this. Take it to someone who has a probe set to sex the snake!!!!


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Have someone sex it for you. You can injure the snake if its done incorrectly....

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Yeah I would take it and have it probed. I will need to learn to pop or probe snakes in the next year or so to sex hatchlings when I start breeding but I would not want to learn from a video would rather learn from someone experianced at it first hand. I in ow that inpropper probing or. Popping can harm the snake and I would not wish that on any of min or anyone else's. So I recommend taking it to someone who knows what they are doing

Does anyone know what the yellow stuff could have been? And I plan to talk him/her to a vet as soon as they open in the morning

If female no clue. If male could have been sperm plugs as stated earlyer.

so will he/she be ok?

Possibly urates

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If improperly probed or popes it can lead to reproductive problems along wit other things. I'm no expert but it is a good idea to take him/her to a vet or at least someone who's been in the hero world a while that's willing to take a look. But if you mom got them from a breeder most wont mess up on sexing them due to the value difference between male and female.

i hate to say this but he is from petco :( i know everyone says dont get from petco

While that is true if it's a breeder with a lot of them it's possible it could have gotten mixes up some how!!


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i cant find any reptile vets near me ugh chicopee sucks

Any schools in the area with vet classes? Can always check that way.

i belive i found one in south hadley im going to call asap tomorrow morning

Good luck hope all turns out ok

should i be worried tho

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should i be worried tho

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About?? Is this the same snake you have up in the for sale/trade section?

no its not