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  • 08-20-2009, 08:06 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Well I'm trying to get this popping thing down, but can't seem to get it. The only thing I'm getting out of my boys is sperm plugs! I'd never actually seen one up close and personal till yesterday. I was trying to pop my spider and out came this nasty gunk. Well I went ahead and tried to pop (can't seem to make the hemipenes pop out) my other two males and sure enough, they both had sperm plugs. :)
  • 08-20-2009, 08:08 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    Well I'm trying to get this popping thing down, but can't seem to get it. The only thing I'm getting out of my boys is sperm plugs! I'd never actually seen one up close and personal till yesterday. I was trying to pop my spider and out came this nasty gunk. Well I went ahead and tried to pop (can't seem to make the hemipenes pop out) my other two males and sure enough, they both had sperm plugs. :)

    Sometimes those muscles just wont let them pop out :P.At least you know they are boys though :8:
  • 08-20-2009, 08:10 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Yea, thats always a plus. But now I want to go through and try it on my girls to make sure they are girls. I like to probe adults but I lost my probe set when we moved. I need to get another set.

    Its like the very beginning of the penes would start to pop but I just couldn't get them out. I didn't want to hurt them so I didn't press too hard. My pastel was none to pleased about me being round his privates.
  • 08-20-2009, 08:12 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    How big are they? I don't ever probe. You are likely to do much more damage probing improperly than popping improperly.
  • 08-20-2009, 08:15 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jay_bunny View Post
    my pastel was none to pleased about me being round his privates.

    lmao :8: :8: :8: :8:
  • 08-20-2009, 08:19 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    They are almost 500g. I have probed a few of my snakes before. I have been shown how to do it both online and in person.
  • 08-20-2009, 08:22 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    They are almost 500g. I have probed a few of my snakes before. I have been shown how to do it both online and in person.

    Popping a 500 gram snake is super simple.

    http://8ballpythons.com/journal/poppinglessons.htm
  • 08-20-2009, 08:29 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Ok, so you put your right thumb near the vent and you press up with which thumb? Your left or right? (Well I'm right handed and hold the body of the snake in my right and and the tail in my left)
  • 08-20-2009, 08:37 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    Ok, so you put your right thumb near the vent and you press up with which thumb? Your left or right? (Well I'm right handed and hold the body of the snake in my right and and the tail in my left)

    I am left handed. I hold the snake in my right hand. I turn it over. I put my right thumb up against the top of the cloaca and using my other thumb I start in the middle of the area between the cloaca and the tip of the tail and roll my thumb up towards the cloaca. If you are right handed and feel more comfortable you can hold the snake in your left hand and do it the opposite way. The penes retract down into the end of the tail. By starting a little further down and rolling up towards the cloaca you can get them to evert the penes (if they are males). Otherwise it will just be a light pink with no penes.
  • 08-20-2009, 08:41 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Thanks. I will try it again later. :D Well all I need to do is get some more weight on these boys and throw them in with some girls (when the girls are ready of course).
  • 08-20-2009, 08:44 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    Thanks. I will try it again later. :D Well all I need to do is get some more weight on these boys and throw them in with some girls (when the girls are ready of course).

    True..But with aspiration to breed animals, it is key to learn how to sex properly. Knowing how to pop snakes is pretty important. I pop them as soon as they are out of the egg, after they shed and before I ship out. If I had to probe instead I would probably kill myself. :O
  • 08-20-2009, 09:06 PM
    NorthernRegius
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jglass38 View Post
    True..But with aspiration to breed animals, it is key to learn how to sex properly. Knowing how to pop snakes is pretty important. I pop them as soon as they are out of the egg, after they shed and before I ship out. If I had to probe instead I would probably kill myself. :O

    To each their own.
    I'm a master at probing- my herp vet taught me & I'd help with her snakes & mine. Popping is something that has taken me longer to master although anything under 500g does seem pretty simple. I'd never probe a hatchling, after 100g or so, it's not tough at all if you know what you are doing.
  • 08-20-2009, 09:23 PM
    Jay_Bunny
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Ok, I tried and still nothing. :mad: I'm going to have someone show me in person next week so hopefully I can get the hang of it.
  • 08-20-2009, 09:26 PM
    NorthernRegius
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    Ok, I tried and still nothing. :mad: I'm going to have someone show me in person next week so hopefully I can get the hang of it.

    It does take practice & over time the press n' roll will become easier. ;)
  • 08-20-2009, 09:31 PM
    CoolioTiffany
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    Ok, I tried and still nothing. :mad: I'm going to have someone show me in person next week so hopefully I can get the hang of it.

    Well don't be too sad. I remember when I first tried popping.. I tried it on my female a few times just to see if she was sure to be a male then when I tried to pop her instead of penes coming out, I was peed on. It just shot out and I didn't even expect it. Kind of nasty too, it hit my neck and some of my hair. I took a nice shower that night though lol:8:

    I was also peed on by my Corn snake when I tried to pop him.. and from my Kingsnake I used to have. Snakes seem to like to pee on me for some reason..
  • 08-20-2009, 09:36 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by NorthernRegius.com View Post
    To each their own.
    I'm a master at probing- my herp vet taught me & I'd help with her snakes & mine. Popping is something that has taken me longer to master although anything under 500g does seem pretty simple. I'd never probe a hatchling, after 100g or so, it's not tough at all if you know what you are doing.

    For sure..To each their own..I learned from a Jedi master so I can pop any size snake. So there! :D
  • 08-20-2009, 10:33 PM
    tbowman
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jglass38 View Post
    For sure..To each their own..I learned from a Jedi master so I can pop any size snake. So there! :D

    Even a Burm? lol
  • 08-20-2009, 10:36 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tbowman View Post
    Even a Burm? lol

    Haha..I'm a wuss. I don't mess with anything bigger than a Boa.
  • 08-20-2009, 10:41 PM
    tbowman
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    it doesn't seem possible to pop a burm to me, if it's not a hatchling. It just seems kinda dangerous to the snake to me?

    I would want to learn how to pop/probe a snake eventually in my life. I just only have an 8 and a half foot burm and a 4' Bp. Kinda need a smaller snake to work with =).
  • 08-21-2009, 10:53 AM
    NorthernRegius
    Re: Not what I was looking for, but ok
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jglass38 View Post
    Haha..I'm a wuss. I don't mess with anything bigger than a Boa.

    Yeah it' harder to pop Retics too, but it can be done. I find they do better at probing.
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