Boy or Girl

[JamieLynn]

All over the web ther are videos and info on how to sex your BP. Now I was told when I got my BP it was a male (from a pet shop)
After reasearch on how to tell I thought it was a female. Our vet said he would not sex her (at 2-3 months old) because she was too young. I know that is wrong, because I have seen breeders sexing thier snakes shortly after they hatch.
I watched many videos on "poping" and after many months I thought I would have my husband help me and try it. Well her/his tail is quite hard, so poping is out of the question.
The reason we guessed it was a female was the tail size way.
"males will have thicker, longer tails than females."

So my question is, Can you tell for sure your snake is a male or female without probing, or poping?

Also my snake, when i run my fingers down her/his tail end he/she wags her/his tail. (I have long nails but I am careful not to scratch)
Does anybody else have a bp that does this?

[boboso]

The only sure way I know of is to have a reputable herp vet determine the sex of your snake by popping. I am not sure of the age requirement to sex a snake (for the snake, not the owner ) but I would first ensure your vet is experienced in herp/snakes.

You can hurt a snake if you do not know how to pop properly.

[hawaiianice99]

there is no visual way to tell the sex, and dont trust pet stores. when i got my first ball they said it was a female, ended up being a male.

[JamieLynn]

My vet is a general study type. he does every animal. He is the only one within about 100mi+/- that even is willing to treat a reptile. I found others on line that said they treated reptiles, but when I called they said the didn't. Also I don't think my vet sees many snakes....there seems to be no one in town that has one...in the next town over(10mi) there is one snake owner.

[hawaiianice99]

dont take it to just any vet, especially one who you are iffy about. because if they mess up you will be heading 100+ miles out of the way to get to the vet you should have gone to before.

unless you are planning on breeding then i wouldnt worry about it.