I noticed a few seasons ago while popping that when getting them ready to pop you can see the red veins going back to the hemipenes on the males. The females just have the fleshy color (very pale). Every time I saw the veins boom they popped and it was a male. So there isn't any pressure needed, once you have them in the position to pop and the cloaca is slighty open you'll see the veins and it's a boy.
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Ed Lilley, www.constrictorsnw.com

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• How to sex boas? - DanW, Mon Jun 13 19:31:27 2005
• IMO, probing is dangerous....more - rainbowsrus, Mon Jun 13 22:00:49 2005
• Speaking of Popping... - tcdrover, Mon Jun 13 23:23:20 2005
• RE: Speaking of Popping... - rainbowsrus, Mon Jun 13 23:37:03 2005
• RE: dont probe or pop..better idea - cbreps, Tue Jun 14 07:29:49 2005
• I have used this method - giantkeeper, Tue Jun 14 08:07:57 2005
• Excellent!! Thanks, I wasn't looking forward to popping them. - tcdrover, Tue Jun 14 09:30:20 2005
• I have a ??? about this... - AbsoluteApril, Tue Jun 14 12:01:30 2005
• April..... - giantkeeper, Tue Jun 14 12:48:41 2005
• RE: April..... - AbsoluteApril, Tue Jun 14 13:00:19 2005
• Are spurs a good way to judge? - silenthill, Tue Jun 14 12:38:22 2005
• RE: Are spurs a good way to judge? - AbsoluteApril, Tue Jun 14 13:04:08 2005
• RE: another way.. - PanamaRed, Tue Jun 14 13:23:54 2005