This has been the easiest way, and very reliable. Personally I use my thumb on the underside, and slide my thumb and finger toward the tail, but its really the same.

One thing that I would suggest for "first-timers" is to slide your finger further than you would think. My friend couldn't feel the hemi's and I told him to go a little further, and he was suprised how far he had to go to feel them. Like Dave said, once you feel a male, you know that he's a male. But always double-check your females (even on different days).
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• now comes the fun part...what is the - aboaslife, Wed Feb 4 23:28:16 2009
• I like palpation..... - rainbowsrus, Wed Feb 4 23:48:51 2009
• RE: I like palpation..... - amiemac9, Thu Feb 5 06:31:50 2009
• RE: I like palpation..... - FloridaRedTails, Thu Feb 5 07:09:31 2009
• RE: I like palpation..... - ceniceros, Thu Feb 5 12:34:26 2009
• RE: I like palpation..... - woodsracer, Thu Feb 5 15:55:08 2009
• Thanks to you... - charmer, Thu Feb 5 20:30:32 2009
• RE: I like palpation..... - DahlalLotus, Sun Feb 15 10:11:39 2009
• Perfect description Dave ... - Morgans Boas, Thu Feb 5 11:38:52 2009
• I knew I messed a point or two... - rainbowsrus, Thu Feb 5 11:56:23 2009
• While that is a great way....... - John_Kielbasa, Thu Feb 5 12:13:09 2009
• RE: While that is a great way....... - rainbowsrus, Thu Feb 5 12:59:38 2009
• RE: While that is a great way....... - John_Kielbasa, Thu Feb 5 13:58:42 2009
• RE: a side note... - woodsracer, Thu Feb 5 16:05:02 2009
• RE: now comes the fun part...what is the - aboaslife, Thu Feb 5 17:56:51 2009