I personally, do not follow with my fingers that are grasping the tail and only move the one that is searching for the BB's. I feel doing so hightens the chance of damaging the discs in the spine, dislocating/separating them, etc. by pulling the tail away from the body if you grasp too hard by accident.



I like the way Dave teaches it, maybe he will post his link? I describe it as setting a stabilizing finger on the topside of the tail (I use my thumb because it is larger) and lightly run another finger down the underside of the tail (I use my index for this)to feel for the BB's or 'rubberband' effect. I do NOT move my thumb while I do it, only the searching finger. It requires a little pressure, but not an excessive amount.



This is my favorite method as well, good luck!


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Steph S.

Boas...

1.1 Albino boas (Loki & Hope)

1.1 Sunglow (Rojo and Temperance (25% Suriname))

1.4 07 Het. albino boas (Petty & Lady,Sierra,Madeline,Lola)

0.1 Reverse stripe poss. het albino (Cookie)

0.1 Salmon/hypo (Scarlet)

1.0 Anery (Reno)

1.0 Probable Super Salmontine(Kahn)

0.1 Salmontine (Sonya)

2.0 DH Sunglow (Gabrielle and Dumah)

1.0 Hypo het anery (Don Juan)

1.1 07 Hypo pos. triple hets (Rico Suave & Pumpkin)

1.0.1 Het. Anery (Guy & ?)

0.1 2007 Mostly striped boa (Andromeda)

0.3 Normals (Ophelia, Sasha, & Lulu)

1.0 Surinames (Solomon & Surreal(deceased)

1.3 Hog Isles (Mr.Orange & Peaches, Tang, Isis)

0.0.1 Central American (Sassy)

1.0 ATB (Satan... seriously!)

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0.0.2 BPs ( Precious, Houdini)

1.2 Carpet Pythons (Jackson, Charlotte, & Cassandra)

1.2 Blood python (Akaia, Thorn, Elliot)

1.1 Borneo Blood Pythons (Donovan and Deanna)

1.2 Children's Pythons (Spot, Freckle and Speckle)

Misc.

1.1 Mandarin Ratsnakes (Jack & Jill)

1.0 Boxer/Pitt Mutt (Tyson)

1.0 Saharan Uromastyx

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