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RE: breeding questions

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Posted by: tbrock at Sun Dec 13 14:58:27 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tbrock ]  
   

>>okay im not a beginner i have eight snakes and about three years of experience and there all taken care of very good. and i know how to tell by probing but i was wondering if theres a different way.

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With adult ratsnakes, it is pretty obvious what sex they are - by tail length, width, and shape. Males have longer, thicker tails, which taper much more gradually than females' tails.



-Toby
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-Toby Brock

Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

   

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