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bootsiecollinsus
at Mon Jun 9 10:14:25 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bootsiecollinsus ]
Well, personally I am leaning towards it being a female after our dealings with it last night. I have considered the fact that maybe she/it was probed too deeply and torn on the one side, but if that is the case I highly doubt it was by myself, as I am VERY gentle when it comes to probing, use plenty of lube and have never seen a spot of blood from this particular snake. It's possible it was accidentally done by the breeder/seller who probed her after I did the day I purchased her.
I learned to probe/pop from a biologist/herpetologist who has worked at the NY state ENCON for close to 20 years, infact he's the one who has taught me the most about all the reptiles I deal with, he's a good guy =) Unfortunately he's away on a study right now and I can't take Princess to him for diagnosis, or I'd have already done it.
As far as popping goes, I was taught that yes, it is the best and easiest way to sex babies, but can be done on a snake of any age. Indeed, I have seen it done with my own eyes on an adult rat snake. From what I know and my own experiences it is of course vastly more difficult on an adult snake, (due to them being 'tight asses', lol) and much care should be taken to not cause any damage to the animal. It can not always be done, and should not be attempted a second time if the first fails. But since Princess is still fairly young I figured it was worth a try.
And yes, Thanks for the tail diagrams to refresh my memory...but as I said in my original post it does look like a female from the outside....arrghh...lol
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RE: Hemaphrodite snake? - bootsiecollinsus, Mon Jun 9 10:14:25 2003