i just received a group of bp's that were advertised as female. they all have spurs. i have not probed them yet. do the girls have spurs or did i get hosed. thanx, bill
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do female BP's have spurs
billymodine
Jul 06, 2007 11:46 PM
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dsreptiel
Jul 06, 2007 11:59 PM
all balls have them as do most Boieds. David of DS Reptile Rescue
zefdin
Jul 07, 2007 12:01 PM
Females have spurs also. Probing is the best way for determining sex and it seems like you know how to do that...
Let us know how you make out or if you need some assistance.
~Alan
PHLdyPayne
Jul 07, 2007 01:34 PM
both sexes have the spurs though males tend to have larger spurs...not that this is a good way to go for sexing purposes. Older males spurs tend to wear down so don't look as big anyway. The size difference between a baby male and female ball python probably look nearly the same anyway...so probing is your best bet. Have somebody skilled you know, to probe your snakes for you, or teach you to do it. Or you can buy that probing dvd somebody put out...can't remember if it was for corn snakes or pythons, but the methods are the same.
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