Probing baby BPs

[rlditmars]

I have a few hatchlings that are ready to go. They are about 120 grams and I want to sex them but don't know how to pop. I have probed larger snakes but never anything this size. I have one of the RBI probe kits and was just wondering from those who do probe hatchlings, which size probe would be best to use for the size snake I am describing? I don't want to injure and the smallest size is so small it just seems rather pointed even though there is a ball on the end. Thanks

[BHReptiles]

I have a few hatchlings that are ready to go. They are about 120 grams and I want to sex them but don't know how to pop. I have probed larger snakes but never anything this size. I have one of the RBI probe kits and was just wondering from those who do probe hatchlings, which size probe would be best to use for the size snake I am describing? I don't want to injure and the smallest size is so small it just seems rather pointed even though there is a ball on the end. Thanks

I don't use a ball tip for my babies. Those looked too big for me. I bought an additional 2 or 3 probe kit that is not ball tipped and I use the smallest one. You just have to be very careful when you probe.

[rlditmars]

I don't use a ball tip for my babies. Those looked too big for me. I bought an additional 2 or 3 probe kit that is not ball tipped and I use the smallest one. You just have to be very careful when you probe.

Thanks for the reply. The smallest tip in the RBI set is about 0.8 millimeter in diameter, so less than 1 millimeter. Is that small enough?

[BHReptiles]

Get the micro ring kit. I have that kit and I use the smallest one for new hatchlings