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FR
at Sun Dec 30 10:19:32 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
When determining gender in snakes, there are several methods that are required. With hogs, its normally very simple to determine gender visually. But that is not the only way. To evert the hemipenes by "popping" them is also very easy with hogs, as is saline solution(vets do this)(biologists do this when preserving specimens) probing also works.
With questionable individuals, the use of all three may be required to be accurate.
The thickness(chunky) has nothing to do with determining gender, it has a lot to do with current health conditions.
This year I found many large adult females that were very very thin. Also the fattest adult I found was a male. Yes, normally under equal conditions, females are stocky.
Probably the best approach is, go find someone who has a lot of hogs and look at them, that way, you can become experienced. Best of luck
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