What is your preferred method of sexing hatchling?

[TurkeyPython]

• Popping
• probing
• other(specify)?

[BearDrummer]

I am brand new to all this, and with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome making it hard for me to tell how much pressure I am applying, it just makes sense for me to let someone more experienced handle sexing.

[satomi325]

Popping for everything. It's less invasive than a probe.

[MisterKyte]

Prefer probing because I think it's more accurate, puts less stress on the hemipenes (if they happen to be present), and quite frankly, I'm just better at it than popping.

[TJ_Burton]

I actually do both. Pop, and probe. If any hatchlings were on the fence with popping, I probe to be sure.

[I-KandyReptiles]

I'll pop hatchlings. It doesn't take much pressure.

[Wamba681]

Hatchlings I'll pop. Otherwise if any older, I'll probe. However, my one adult cornsnake, that I didn't bother probing.. Proved herself female by randomly laying 15 slugs. Well, guess she's a girl!

[BHReptiles]

I pop first. All the babies who pop "female" will get probed. I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[Mr. Misha]

I learned how to probe first so I'm sticking with it. Also, I feel more comfortable probing than popping.

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[sho220]

Pop hatchlings, everything else gets popped and then probed to confirm...