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Hey
Does any of you know the probe depth of papuan pythons?
I have had 1,2 (i think) for almost a year now and would really like to know if i got a male and two females.
I probed the one i think is the male and tre probe went in 9-10 subcaudal scales.
What do you guys think?

Thanks for any input

Jonas

I think you nailed it. Males typically probe 9 to 12, females about half that, or slightly less.

Kelly

LOL....you can lose your probe on a big male.
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1.0 Blackheaded pythons
2.4 Woma
3.2 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.3 Bloods
2.2 IJ Carpets
2.0 Coastal Carpets
1.3 Macklotts
1.2 F2 Carpondros
2.0 Jungle Carpet
1.0 Jag IJCP
0.1 Carpondro
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow boas
1.1 Striped Bolivian Boas
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

PROBE ALL 3 OF THEM...SEE IF THERES A BIG DIFFERENCE....THIS IS WHY I LOVE CANDOIA....NO PROBES NEEDED....LOL...JERRY

Ok thanks guys. Good to hear.
I will probe them all, but it`s quite hard to probe a 9 foot papuan, that really doesn`t want to be probed
I will get a friend of mine to help holding them.

Jonas

The pair of mine were 12'. I always had a tremendous amount of respect for their strength.
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1.0 Blackheaded pythons
2.4 Woma
3.2 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.3 Bloods
2.2 IJ Carpets
2.0 Coastal Carpets
1.3 Macklotts
1.2 F2 Carpondros
2.0 Jungle Carpet
1.0 Jag IJCP
0.1 Carpondro
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow boas
1.1 Striped Bolivian Boas
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

The other day my 9 foot female (I guess) constricted my arm. She use to do it really tight and hard, but this time she put a little more effort in to it. It actually hurt.
She made some of my bloodvessels (right word?) burst,so now i have a bruise around my forearm.
The reason i held her behind the neck, was because i was examinating her mouth. It looked a little swollen, but it was fine.

Jonas

This may be a common practice. I imagine it is, the easiest and safest way to hold a large snake for probing.
I believe I read about it in something written by the Barkers but I don't see it on the VPI site.
The snake should be put into a pillow case with only enough tail sticking out as the prober needs.
It isn't easy to hold a snake like this but it sure beats having that extra 8 feet of snake waving around and knocking things over. Or biting.
As I said, I can't take credit for this, it's just something I read somewhere that has worked well for me.
Andy

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For anything over 9-10 feet, it really is a good idea to use two people. Even the most placid Burmese does not always enjoy having a probe inserted.
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1.0 Blackheaded pythons
2.4 Woma
3.2 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.3 Bloods
2.2 IJ Carpets
2.0 Coastal Carpets
1.3 Macklotts
1.2 F2 Carpondros
2.0 Jungle Carpet
1.0 Jag IJCP
0.1 Carpondro
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow boas
1.1 Striped Bolivian Boas
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

Yeah, for example, it's not easy keep a 9' Olive in the bag while probing...hypotheticallt speaking of course. Good meeting you at Carlisle, Jay.
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