Damaging a hatchlings sex organs by popping

[BaierBalls]

How common is this?

I am asking because I have a female hatchling that was popped by someone who was considering buying her from me at a show. She was only a few month old at the time.

When he popped her it looked to me to be very hard...so much that poop and pee squirted out with some force.

That was a few months ago and she seems perfectly fine outwardly. Very healthy and a great eater.

I recently popped her just to see if anything looked strange, and all I can notice is that when I pop her I can only get one white "nub" to pop out instead of two (the white nubs that femals have where a males hemipenes would be).

I have been considering holding this girl back as a breeder but don't want to go through 2-3 years of getting her up to weight if she ALREADY can't reproduce, and would just let her go as a pet.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of thing?

[EverEvolvingExotics]

I know it can happen, but rarely. I bet you will get better advice and more responses with a quality picture of the animal in question being popped. Good luck.

[BaierBalls]

If I had a better camera I would

[Stewart_Reptiles]

They are a lot tougher than you think

When he popped her it looked to me to be very hard...so much that poop and pee squirted out with some force.

Far from unusual with younger individuals.

I recently popped her just to see if anything looked strange, and all I can notice is that when I pop her I can only get one white "nub" to pop out instead of two (the white nubs that femals have where a males hemipenes would be).

Seems to me that you do not apply enough pressure when popping.

[BaierBalls]

They are a lot tougher than you think

Far from unusual with younger individuals.

Seems to me that you do not apply enough pressure when popping.

Thanks for the advice.

I am by NO MEANS a "veteran popper," but I am not brand new to it either. I know it is not uncommon for some poop/pee to come out when popping and I know it does take some pressure.

Having said that...when this girl was popped, I immediately thought it was much harder than needed, and harder then I had ever done it or seen any other breeders do it. But once again, I am not an expert.

As far as me not applying enough pressure, that may be true, but I am able to get both "nubs" out of all her sister.

I don't know. I guess I'm just wondering how easy it is, or what it really takes, to seriously damage a hatchlings sex organs.

[Quiet Tempest]

They are a lot tougher than you think

Far from unusual with younger individuals.

Seems to me that you do not apply enough pressure when popping.

^ What she said.

It sounds to me like your female is perfectly fine. Sometimes when I'm popping males (hatchlings or adults) I can get both penes to pop and sometimes only one. That doesn't mean that there's something wrong with the snake, just that I'm not a Master Popper.

[Don]

While the female is probably fine, I would not allow someone looking at my stock to pop a baby unless I knew and trusted them. I would do it myself while they looked on to confirm the sex. You never know the experience level of someone just looking.

[seeya205]

While the female is probably fine, I would not allow someone looking at my stock to pop a baby unless I knew and trusted them. I would do it myself while they looked on to confirm the sex. You never know the experience level of someone just looking.

I was thinking the same thing! Once the cash is in my hand, they can pop all they want!!!

[BaierBalls]

While the female is probably fine, I would not allow someone looking at my stock to pop a baby unless I knew and trusted them. I would do it myself while they looked on to confirm the sex. You never know the experience level of someone just looking.

I definitely learned that lesson from this experience.