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Jeff Clark
at Sat Oct 13 12:03:07 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Clark ]
Rob,
....It really is hard to tell looking at the PICs. It looks like there may be a bulge near the 10th and 11th scale after the cloaca which would indicate that it is a male. Feeling for the bulges which are at the ends of the hemipenes is the easiest method of sexing them at that size but you do need some experience with both of the sexes to get a feel for how large the bulge should be. At that size a male will often have spurs that are beginning to look larger and more usefull than a females but I do not see them in the PICs.
....Most veterinarians have limited experience probing snakes and are not accurate in determining sex by probing. There is a very simple method to determine if your vet knows what they are doing with snakes. Take in a snake that is not well known, like a Rainbow Boa and let the vet tell you what species it is and what it's husbandry requirements are. Most vets cannot identify a Rainbow Boa and will tell you to keep yours way too hot and dry.
Jeff
>>Just wondering what you think. I tried to make an appointment with the vet, but she is out sick. Won't be back until the 22nd or there abouts. I called around to a few other places, and they all recommend going to the first place I called. I might try the pet shop in town or a guy I know that has a bunch of snakes and breeds them.
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>>So anyway. What do you think? No, I'm not going to hold you to it, I promise. On pic #6, the snakes cholocea, cloeacle,......it's BUTT is by my finger. I should have marked the pictures. Sorry.
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>>Thanks,
>>Rob
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>>Want a turtle? how about two?
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>>For Sale cheap: One (1) 6' 19 yr old male. Does no house work. Has no job and will complain. Constantly.
>>0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa-Ziggy
>>1.0 Creamscicle motley corn--Cozmo
>>0.1 Creamscicle corn--Wanda
>>0.0.1 Normal corn
>>0.1 Black Pine - Spazz
>>1.0 Eastern King-Ozy
>>1.0 Bearded Dragon - Gomer
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RE: Male or female? - Jeff Clark, Sat Oct 13 12:03:07 2007