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Sasheena
at Mon Jun 9 08:49:46 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Sasheena ]
A few thoughts. 
@ I thought popping was reserved only for hatchlings, and is either impossible to do on older animals or not recommended due to the trauma to the snakey.
@ If it is a male, could it have a missing hemipene, as in either a congenital defect, or perhaps an accident resulting in loss of one of the two? Could that make it probe "female" on the one side?
@ If you DO get a digital camera, make sure to take as detailed pictures of the tail, and pictures of the whole snake that include detail on the tail.
@If you have a very good vet who knows snakes you might find that a vet visit could help.
@of course you can always trade her/him with me and if SHE breeds with our male snakes, then of course we'll know. I think that is one of the most surefire way of telling. Put "her" with a male, if they hook up, I think it's a safe bet she's a shee. If she only seems interested in the girl snakes and breeds with them, then of course she will be a HE.
@ is it possible to probe a female as a male on one side due to congenital defects on her part? Again I'm not sure on these issues. I've never probed or popped and hope to have the local herp society help me learn when it comes to defining the genders of my hatchlings. I did, however, watch and SEE Kathy Love explaining the process in detail, and it LOOKS easy to pop the snake. Good thing about popping, if I can figure that out I'll know at least for sure about the males being males. I plan on attempting this method with my hatchlings (oh WHEN will they HATCH) and only asking questions about those that don't pop and should, therefore, be female.
The good thing is that if she turns out to be a female and we find this out by breeding her, well then you have a whole bunch of snake eggs too. Same goes if it's a he.
Good luck and I look forward to the pics. Wish I was able to help more.
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~Sasheena
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some questions... - Sasheena, Mon Jun 9 08:49:46 2003