Hi everyone,

I purchased a "female" het pied last year and was concerned that she wasn't gaining weight quite as fast as the other females in my collection. I understand that each snake grows differently and I wouldn't be able to judge by growth alone if it was a female but I kept in mind that ball pythons are kind of sexually dimorphic. Anyhow, I attempted to pop her to ease my nerves but in my attempt, what appeared to be sperm plugs, came right out. Two squeezed out in fact. Now my question is, do female ball pythons produce anything similar to sperm plugs, like dried mucus or skin?

Note: yes ... I know I should have it sexed immediately after the purchase to make sure I got what I paid for but it was one of my first purchases and I wasn't sure what I was doing so I relied on my faith in the ball python community.

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• female with sperm plugs? - insangelic, Wed Nov 12 01:50:43 2008
• RE: female with sperm plugs? - BrandonSander, Wed Nov 12 02:00:48 2008
• probing will prove the mystery..... - pitoon, Wed Nov 12 02:03:45 2008
• RE: female with sperm plugs? - j3nnay, Thu Nov 13 00:29:47 2008