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rainbowsrus
at Wed Apr 1 11:10:09 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rainbowsrus ]
They can be sexed as soon as they are born. Is easier to do when they are cleaned up and not covered in slime.
I also palpate, feeling for the hemipenes. Here's a gif showing how I do it.
Holding baby in left hand, I place my right thumb along it's spine starting at the vent down. Then with light presure, slide the tip of a finger from vent towards tip of tail. When you've found a male you will know it. Feels like two little bb's slipping away under the skin. Remember, if you think you've gone far enough - go further. Many people are surprised how far down the hemipenal tips are.
One other note, IMO not a good idea to sex when the baby is near to shedding.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats  
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RE: When and how to sex - rainbowsrus, Wed Apr 1 11:10:09 2009