Popping Boids?

[Rorryy]

My question is can you successfully use the popping method to sex boids? I did a search on this and the results left me unclear. I have heard before and read in search results that this method is not reliable for boids (not that it is 100per acurate for colubrids either), I also read here that popping juvenile boids shouldn't be a problem.

If anybody could clear this up for me that would be great. If you have used this method on your snakes how reliable or accurate have the results proven to be?

[Corey Woods]

Popping is fine if you know what you are doing. You definately know when you have a male but sometimes it can be tricky with a "female". You don't know if you have a female or a male that you weren't able to get the hemipene's to pop out. Once you get experienced you know what a male and female look like even if the male hemipenes don't pop out. Although, it is definately better to double check when unsure. Probing for ball pythons is 100%.

Corey

[Rorryy]

Popping is fine if you know what you are doing. You definately know when you have a male but sometimes it can be tricky with a "female". You don't know if you have a female or a male that you weren't able to get the hemipene's to pop out. Once you get experienced you know what a male and female look like even if the male hemipenes don't pop out. Although, it is definately better to double check when unsure. Probing for ball pythons is 100%.

Corey

Thanx Corey. I recently watched an awsome video by Kathy Love on sexing which I highly recommend. I have popped my corns and will give it a shot on the BP after it settles in but will definately have it probed as well for confirmation. I am still to timid to attempt probing on my own!

[Corey Woods]

I learned on boids how to pop and it takes a bit of force to get them to pop. I've always been afraid to try and pop a baby corn/king as they are so small. I'm afraid I'm going to break them........ I'm used to babies that hatch out as round as your finger not as round as a shoe lace.


Corey

[_BoidFinatic_]

Popping on boids is possible although much more difficult than with corns because young corns are so 'sensitive' and males 'pop' quite easily. I have successfully popped young boas and ball pythons and after you've learned what to look for then it is quite reliable.

[Rorryy]

Thank you for the replies!

[Cubby23]

I know popping and probing should really be taught in person. But does anyone know/have a video of how to pop a boid or any snake for that matter?

[Rorryy]

Kathy Love has a video for popping and probing cornsnakes on her website www.cornutopia.com