Sooo, my 'she' is a 'he'.... lol

[nimblykimbly]

I picked up a Normal Ball Python off of CL quite a while ago, before I had much knowledge about sexing, etc. The owner was 'absolutely certain' that she was a female. Completely certain!! lol Well after having her for a while and believing Sheba was a she, I started having this sneaky suspicion, and although I'm still not really great at successfully popping (most of my snakes are females as per my popping methods... lol) I thought I'd give Sheba a try this afternoon.... and out popped unmistakable huuuuge Sperm Plugs. Ha! Well, good thing I didn't buy 'her' strictly for breeding purposes... We really liked her pattern, brighter color, and personality, too, and knew that there was always the possibility that the owner was wrong on sex.

So I guess Sheba is a he and needs a new name... Anyone have any suggestions?

[snakesRkewl]

She-Man

[Mike41793]

I met her in a club down in North Soho...

[coldbloodaddict]

That is not a reliable way to determine the sex...Females get build up of shed, etc and when popped it can be mistaken for Sperm.

I would try again, or have someone who knows how to sex check for you...

[nimblykimbly]

She-Man

That's a good potential name...

I met her in a club down in North Soho...

Hahahaha! I *thought* she had snuck out one night......

That is not a reliable way to determine the sex...Females get build up of shed, etc and when popped it can be mistaken for Sperm.

I would try again, or have someone who knows how to sex check for you...

I did try again, and got what *I think* was a partial hemipene on the left side... but will have someone either show me or sex her/him for me.

The owner we got him/her from said they'd had the snake for between two and three years, and when I got it home, it only weighed 650g, but didn't look unhealthy, just lean and muscular, no triangle to its' back... that's what made me start to suspect that she was a he.... But will double check Thanks!

[norwegn113]

Yeah I had the same situation, we have a boy named Amara. Lol ( always makes me think about the song a boy named Sue! )

[nimblykimbly]

Yeah I had the same situation, we have a boy named Amara. Lol ( always makes me think about the song a boy named Sue! )

Haha, maybe his name needs to be Sue!
I was thinking we could name this guy Slim Shady (if he indeed turns out to be a dude), since he did slip in here as a slim girl, and all shady-like

[Salamander Rising]

Heba?

[nimblykimbly]

Heba?

I want you to know that I am sitting here literally laughing out loud hahahaha!

[Mike41793]

I met her in a club down in North Soho...

Did anybody get this reference? No Kinks fans on here?!?!