Tail sexing

OK, I know that sexing by tail shape/size is only a educated guess but would any one like to make a guess on my snake?
There is no place local to get her probed or popped, I do know someone who can probe for me but he lives too far just to get her sexed. I will try to meet up with him some times in the future as I need to learn how to probe myself. Until then, let the guessing begin :imslow:

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Why waste your time on guesses? If your satified not knowing until you hookup with your freind why get your hopes up and find out its not what someone guessed? It is a nice looking snake though from what i can see :)

you can always guess! you'll have a 50% chance!:D


female?? lol


vaughn

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Originally Posted by kavmon

you can always guess! you'll have a 50% chance!:D


female?? lol


vaughn

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Are you sure :confused: :rolleye2:

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:

Female.... no.... male! Yep, that's my final answer.

(Unless it's a female, then I'll go with my first response.)

ummm....i would say female.

I have time to waste so I don't mind:) Beside its not really my time wasted but the people who reply :zerb:

I'm not really satified not knowing until I hookup with my friend, I just have no choice...

i'm not gonna try and guess but i will give you a pointer! if you know somebody who knows about reptiles, chances are, they know somebody who knows more. just ask around and you might be surprised! i talked to the guy at my pet store and he referred me to another guy who might be able to do it and voila! i have two boys! just keep your ears open!:)

Or you can simply say "I live near (insert city, state here) anyone on the forum know anyone that is close to me that can pop/probe my snake?" :D

I'm the one everyone calls for reptile help in the area, for what little I know I'm still more informed then others.

I live near Spokane, Washington if there is a member close by who can teach me to sex it would be great:)

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Or you can simply say "I live near (insert city, state here) anyone on the forum know anyone that is close to me that can pop/probe my snake?" :D

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Now thats a great idea and no one wastes unneeded time :P

Just a guess, but I would say female. That snake looks like if has got some junk in the trunk.

if you don't find someone on here, i would ask around in pet stores.... or you could find a herp vet that could do it. i don't know how that bill would look tho...

I would say girl. but hey what do I know :weirdface and speaking of, I live in Augusta GA any one near me know how to probe or pop? The vet bailed on us here in Augusta so no more sexing :( pm with the answer I dont want to take this thread :P

Here's a link to vets in WA that see "exotics". I'd phone around, ask who can sex your snake and what the costs are. You'll need to know a vet anyways, so this can be a way to meet one and find out the gender of your snake. If the vet isn't charging an office fee, then sexing should be only around $30.00 or less but each vet has their own fee structures.

http://www.herpvetconnection.com/washing.shtml

It doesn't work. Trust me.:D


I tail sexed an animal with a blockage because I didn't want to stress it with probing or popping. I figured it was a male.

It turns out that it was a female. She was probed by the vet when I brought her in for an exam to find out what the blockage in her was.

She has now passed the blockage and I am even more happy about it since unlike the male I thought I had, I now have a female to raise up.

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Originally Posted by waldo

I'm the one everyone calls for reptile help in the area, for what little I know I'm still more informed then others.

I live near Spokane, Washington if there is a member close by who can teach me to sex it would be great:)

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I posted an inquiry on the Pets section of my local Craigslist and got some help sexing my corns a couple of months ago. It took about a week of asking, but finally someone answered.

BTW, how old is yours and how much does it weigh? Just curious. :P

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.

if there is a college near by you can try and call their biology dept. nd see if anyon studies/keeps snakes. i work in a biology lab at eastern michigan university and besides me there is about 3 others in my lab alone that keep snakes and could sex them. just a thought

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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!:)

I'm in North Idaho so the reptile man would be way too far for me to track down. I did find a vet who will tech me to probe for $15, I'm going to try and get in next week.

A guy at my pet store checked mine for me. he just squeezed him a little below his vent (tail-side) and his dual pistols popped right out.

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Originally Posted by Purrrfect9

: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

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Yea she said when it was breeding time not my male :8: :8:

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Originally Posted by texastailfeathers

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

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This is not safe advice to give as it is possible to not know when the probe has gone far enough.It is possible to run the probe to far and ruin the animal.I recommend having someone show you and practice then.