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View Poll Results: If a ball python probes 5 scales what sex do you think it is?

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    Probing 5 scales

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    Exclamation Re: Probing 5 scales

    I have probed females 4-6 scales and males between 9-12 scales. 5 scales is just too low for males but maybe someone who deals with hundreds of boids can verify that.
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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    I think that if it were me, I would pop it.

    But seriously ... how does it "feel"? ... even at one scale of depth you can tell ... males are "tight" and females are "wide" ... once you have a bunch under your belt, it gets pretty easy.

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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    I think that if it were me, I would pop it.

    But seriously ... how does it "feel"? ... even at one scale of depth you can tell ... males are "tight" and females are "wide" ... once you have a bunch under your belt, it gets pretty easy.

    -adam
    Adam on the grounds of me being a nice guy i will not comment on your descriptions on this post :eek: :eek: ."Feel" Tight" "Wide"
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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by joepythons
    Adam on the grounds of me being a nice guy i will not comment on your descriptions on this post
    Never stopped you before Joe!

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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    But seriously ... how does it "feel"? ... even at one scale of depth you can tell ... males are "tight" and females are "wide" ... once you have a bunch under your belt, it gets pretty easy.

    -adam
    that is so going in the signature.
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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    Never stopped you before Joe!

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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    I think that if it were me, I would pop it.

    But seriously ... how does it "feel"? ... even at one scale of depth you can tell ... males are "tight" and females are "wide" ... once you have a bunch under your belt, it gets pretty easy.

    -adam
    This is pretty close to my Vets description of how he tells to. He says he can usually tell a male even before the probe stops.

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    Re: Probing 5 scales

    Quote Originally Posted by aaajohnson
    He says he can usually tell a male even before the probe stops.
    He sounds like a pro!

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    I can see a lock down coming!

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