How do you sex your hatchlings?

For everyone here that breeds, how do you sex your little hatchlings. Pretty straightforward.

Popping, right out of the egg.

I am not happy with sexing wee hatchlings so I will simply take them to a friend who lives local and ask her to pop them for me :) Larger snakes I probe but not the tiny babies

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Originally Posted by jluman

Popping, right out of the egg.

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Same. I clean them up after they emerge and pop them so I can mark them down and set them up.
-Steven

I pop them once they all emerge. :D

Hatchlings are easier to pop to me than juvi's or adults

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I pop them once they all emerge. :D

Hatchlings are easier to pop to me than juvi's or adults

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Very true.
Some males even evert their hemipenes as soon as you start getting your thumbs in position.
Makes it easy when they decide to be exhibitionists.
-Steven

Popping is the best straight out of the egg.

I pop them right out of the egg after I've washed the egg slime off of them. Then again after their first shed just to make sure.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

I pop them right out of the egg after I've washed the egg slime off of them. Then again after their first shed just to make sure.

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Word...

And then again after a month, and then again when I ship them out.

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Originally Posted by MarkS:
I pop them right out of the egg after I've washed the egg slime off of them. Then again after their first shed just to make sure.

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Quote LadyOhh:
Word...

And then again after a month, and then again when I ship them out.

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If you pop em' more than twice your playing with em'.
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I pop them right out of the egg.

Males I will pop no more.

Females I will pop once more, usually after their first shed. Had an occasion where I thought I had a female pastel and turned out male.

I pop my hatchlings right out of the egg.

pop them after the first bath.

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Originally Posted by RKO

I pop them right out of the egg.

Males I will pop no more.

Females I will pop once more, usually after their first shed. Had an occasion where I thought I had a female pastel and turned out male.

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Same here, after I know I have a male its no problem. But keep checking the females to make sure I didn't screw up.

I pop after a few days no later than a week after hatching.
Males pop once.
Females.. Pop POp POP.. all day long. Joking. But I do check a few more times.

I had a so called female for almost 2 years then popped sperm plugs and probed and popped as a male. I was still new to popping back then.
*Thanks Heather! for showing me I raised a transexual for almost 2 years... hehe*

That reminds me I am gonna check my so called '08 females again.:please:

I pop them after they are all out...and yeah I check the females over again.

I wait until after first shed to pop.

I pop twice out of the egg, then I pop about a week later.

I suck at popping, but babies are so easy. Just have to look at them sideways and they are dumping the goods out for ya.

Bruce

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Originally Posted by Bruce Whitehead

Just have to look at them sideways and they are dumping the goods out for ya.

Bruce

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Maybe you should stop looking at them like that Bruce.
-Steven

I pop them the first time after they hatch and are cleaned up. Like most here I recheck any that don't have obvious hemipenes a couple of time over the following weeks of their life. Sometimes this involves cleaning myself up. Pretty amazing just how far a baby ball python can shoot pee at you if you mess with it's best bits LOL.

For those reading this thread here's a couple of great threads to show popping methods.

Ball python popping:

YouTube - 8 Ball Pythons - Popping Lessons

Ball python popping and probing:

YouTube - Sexing Baby Ball Pythons - part 1

YouTube - Sexing Baby Ball Pythons - part 2

Corn snake popping:

YouTube - Kathy love popping corn snakes

pop pop pop! heh heh

Hi can popping hurt or damage the young snakes?
Thanks

Rick

Hi,

If done incorrectly yes - as can probing.


dr del

Thanks it just looked painfull

Rick

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Originally Posted by rjk890

If you pop em' more than twice your playing with em'.

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Nice :D

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Originally Posted by Bruce Whitehead

I pop twice out of the egg, then I pop about a week later.

I suck at popping, but babies are so easy. Just have to look at them sideways and they are dumping the goods out for ya.

Bruce

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Sounds like some of the guys at my school.:O

i have my brother pop them,,all the videos in the world,and all i get is peed on

I pop them right after they hatch, and again about a month later. Once they have some more size, I'll probe them to be sure. Oh, and I pop just before shipping, too.

pop em after a first shed

i said probe but i also pop. first out of egg i pop after about a month i probe just to be sure.

I don't breed, well, not yet but how I sex my snakes I do popping. It's very easy with the young snakes I have, but with the more larger snakes it's a bit more difficult. Though, I did A LOT of research before popping any of my snakes. Gladly I did do my research and did it the correct way, since no snakes are injured.

I yell at them and see if they cry. That normally tells me all I need to know ;)

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I yell at them and see if they cry. That normally tells me all I need to know ;)

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Awesome answer :psychotic

Pop them right out the egg.