April,

....Snakes cannot be sexed with 100% accuracy. Probing and palpating for hemipenes can be done very accurately by some people but neither method is fool proof. I have gotten mis-sexed snakes from some of the biggest names in the business. I have also sold a few mis-sexed snakes in the past. If I buy a snake I sex it soon after purchase so there are no problems later. Just my opinion but four years after the fact is too long for your customer to expect you to do anything about the mis-sexed snake. In four years he/she could have had it in and out of many different cages with opportunities each time to confuse it with another snake.

Jeff



>>Hello forum,

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>>Looks like I goofed. Back in ’03 I had a litter from albino x het. I sold a few of the babies. I just got an email from a guy that the female I sold to him has spurs and he believes it’s a male. (I’ve asked him if it was probed and am waiting for a response.) Anyone in Kentucky want to make a trip and verify for me?

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>>Besides asking this guy to confirm sex, I asked what I can do to make it right. I need to go back through the old emails but I may have advised that I was not sure of the sex since I was new to baby boas the time. It passed the ‘feeling for the bb’s’ as a female 3 times back in ’03. It’s been 4 years now. Just looking for opinions on what you would do in this situation.

>>Thanks for your time and thoughts.

>>-April

>>(boy I am I glad I inevsted in probes so this never happens again!)

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>>'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

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