Spurs

r the spurs on a snake supposed to be sticking out a little cuz mine r???

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

r the spurs on a snake supposed to be sticking out a little cuz mine r???

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It's fine.

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

It's fine.

-adam

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can u tell the sex from them?

SEXING AND BREEDING: A snake's sex can be determined in several ways. 1) Probing. This is the most reliable, but it should only be done by an experienced person. In this method, a metal probe is slipped through the vent to check for the presence of a hemipenis, the male copulatory organ. Every male has two hemipenes in the base of the tail. 2) A simple visual examination of the tail's length and thickness. The hemipenes make the tails of males longer and thicker than the tails of females of the same size. When looked at from the side, male tails are generally half as thick at the middle as at the base. Female tails are usually half as thick a quarter of the tail's length from the base. While learning, look at adult snakes of known sex before trying it on juveniles and adults of unknown sex. 3) Spurs. Male boa constrictors and pythons have spurs on either side of the vent that are longer than those of the females.

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

can u tell the sex from them?

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No.

It sounds like you need to review basic ball python husbandry. Just about every good care sheet and basic ball python book available covers how to properly sex ball pythons ... if you're asking a question like that, I would suggest picking up a copy of either "The Ball Python Manual" or "The Complete Ball Python" as well as reading the care sheet on this forum ... Spending a little time to research on your own what your ball python is all about is a lot better than randomly asking basic questions over and over on a ball python forum ... your snake deserves it.

-adam

The last two on that list are myths, don't pay attention to them.
:)Sam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Spending a little time to research on your own what your ball python is all about is a lot better than randomly asking basic questions over and over on a ball python forum ... your snake deserves it.

-adam

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I have to agree with this whole heartedly. :sweeet:

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Originally Posted by Lovable sam

The last two on that list are myths, don't pay attention to them.

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ive noticed my male and my cousins male have thick tail bases, larger spurs, and a slight lump right below the vent that my female does not have. my females spurs are sooo small you can hardly see them and she has a skinny tail compared to the two males.ofcourse this is only from 3 snakes so i dont have a vast amount of resources to be more accurate.

although i wouldnt use it as 100% law it does seem to hold atleast some truth, IMO. you still cant be 100% sure without popping or probing.

i've heard these aswell. i don't think you should base anything on it but it could be helpful, i guess. i don't know how where when you would apply it though...

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Originally Posted by mr~python

although i wouldnt use it as 100% law it does seem to hold atleast some truth, IMO. you still cant be 100% sure without popping or probing.

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My snake with the biggest spurs is a 21 year old gal. Nope, no spur envy there. :P

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

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 :)

i wanna kno soooooooooooooooooooooooo bad what my snakes sex is....:(

take it to the vet to have it probed.

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.:)