I just grab them carfully behind the head, and let their head slip into my hand, with my pointer finger and thumb (on the same hand) hold their tail straight and probe them. I don't care for the other methods of sexing, poping is acurate for males that pop easily, but I double checked every female by probing for a few years and then just quit trying to pop them..



I have had folks send me the wrong sexed animals several times but they were usualy males that ended up being female. And by time I actualy got around to checking if it was really a male or not they were pretty good sized and just figure great can't ever have enough good females...LOL...



Probing is pretty easy I recomend going to a show and having a breeder show you fist hand. The key is not to use ANY pressure just roll the probe in your hand and it will either find it's way into a hemipene or there isn't one there.. Also having the right sized probe helps if it is to big they will all seem to be females, so get a complete kit..
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Ed Lilley, www.constrictorsnw.com

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• sexing aggresive babies??? - reptimals, Wed Aug 23 19:50:50 2006
• RE: sexing aggresive babies??? - ReBall1, Wed Aug 23 20:13:11 2006
• RE: Don't pop, palpate.... - BillyBoy, Wed Aug 23 20:37:10 2006
• RE: Don't pop, palpate.... - metalpest, Fri Aug 25 23:32:41 2006
• RE: sexing aggresive babies??? - PanamaRed, Thu Aug 24 20:34:01 2006