afraid my recent pastel purchase may be less then i barganed for

[Mike Cavanaugh]

First, let me say that I do not know how to sex a snake.

Picked up a pastel female at the local pet shop the other day. she is beautiful.

After watching the 8 ball popping video, I gave it a shot. I think I am just afraid to squeeze to hard.. but i was unable to get anything to come out on my larger snakes... including 2 that I know are males from being probed.

Anyhoo.. I tried to do it to my new pastel, and with little effort a red stringy lookng thing popped out on one side. it was about centemeter long, and was "erect" I assume that this means my beautiful new female pastel is actually a male?

anything you can share would be a big help. I will make an appointment in the near future to get my entire collection probed by a vet.

Mike

[Corrupter]

How much did you pay for it? From your description it sounds like a male to me. Are you rolling your thumb toward the cloaca, or are you trying to push it by sliding? I always found that rolling your thumb works very well. From what I have seen, some of the larger males can be harder to pop than babies are, so its not as reliable, but if you try a few times you may get it... Also, I'm not a pro like some of these other guys are, so wait until they comment to take my advice seriously

[Mike Cavanaugh]

It was a good deal none the less... It was sold tho as definately being a female.


Mike

[joepythons]

It was a good deal none the less... It was sold tho as definately being a female.


Mike

Well if it turns out to be a male i hope you only paid $50 for it .If it turns out to be a male instead of the female as it was sold to you take it back or get some money returned.

[frankykeno]

Mike, if you have concerns about it being mis-sexed and they guaranteed it as female (hopefully you got that on paper or on the receipt) you should likely inform them immediately. Most retail places have a limited return time and reason so you want to inform them ASAP. Also if it requires a vet cost to confirm gender, I should think they should have to cover that or replace the snake with a female that they sex right in front of you. I'd be on the phone with the store manager as soon as they open their doors tomorrow.

[Sputnik]

Mike, if you have concerns about it being mis-sexed and they guaranteed it as female (hopefully you got that on paper or on the receipt) you should likely inform them immediately. Most retail places have a limited return time and reason so you want to inform them ASAP. Also if it requires a vet cost to confirm gender, I should think they should have to cover that or replace the snake with a female that they sex right in front of you. I'd be on the phone with the store manager as soon as they open their doors tomorrow.

Finding a vet that "knows" one end of a snake from the other is also important, some don't. If it came to that, I'd be doing some inquiring around the herp community in your area about a reputable vet/s that have experience with reptiles.

[Brimstone111888]

I like Ralphs video of popping better then the 8 ball one. I use his rolling method when popping.

[drgonzo]

hahaha man that ralph character cracks me up.

[jnoud_515]

Ralphs video is awsome! After watching Adams video I tried popping my snakes that were male but there was 1 that I could get but after watching Ralphs I popped that male on the first try!

[LadyOhh]

If you aren't sure, find someone who will be. Maybe a local breeder?

I say this only because some vets have no clue..