Alright, I need some advice! I know you can pop your hatchlings immediately to determine sex. I've never popped a snake, always probed my adults, but obviously do not want to probe these little hatchlings. I've watched pretty much every youtube video I can and have tried popping my current 5 hatchlings. I think I'm doing it correctly, it really isn't rocket science. I guess my concern is, if I am popping correctly, it looks like 5 of my 7 hatchlings so far are females (which isn't really a bad thing if it's true!), I just have a hard time believing that the first 5 out of their eggs would ALL be female.

I know some people can look at the tail south of the cloaca and have a pretty decent idea based on how slender or wide the tail is. All of my hatchlings look pretty slender as is, and upon popping, all I see is a little white flesh bulging out.

I guess I'm afraid to hurt the little guys/gals. I'm not sure if I'm not using enough pressure or if I'm doing everything a-okay. Does anyone have any good pictures/links/videos/what have you that could give a newbie some guidance?

Thanks again!