Originally Posted by _Rumbler
Little bit of an update. Apparently she had ten pounds of poo and a gallon of pee she was waiting to get rid of, so I had to take her out and clean her tub. While she was out I snapped a couple pics, but more importantly I felt for hemipenes. I am like 85% sure that she is a female!!! I am so happy I can't even explain haha. I know she's young and they would be really small, but I did not feel anything. I would have probed her but I feel like Its too soon to do something that invasive. Anyway here's some more pics
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Palpation is very accurate with young boas - no need to probe or pop. Sounds like you know how and what to feel for, but just in case - and for others sakes, run your thumb down the underside of the tail starting at the vent. Use firm pressure (not enough to turn the tip of your thumb white, lol, but enough to really feel). As you travel down the tail, you will feel a slight pop as though you've run over a small speed bump. These are the hemipenes. If you do not feel that, it's a girl. Again, this is very accurate. But you do need to make sure you're feeling down far enough - the hemipenes are often almost 1/2 way from the vent to the tail tip or more.
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