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Is it still possible to "pop" a yearling retic? I'm about to purchase a mate for my yearling supposive female...

Is there a better/easier way to do it? I took her to the vet awhile ago and all I can say is that I was very unimpressed with the knowledge the vet seemed to have.. She probed her and said she thought it was a girl cause it was pretty shallow...

Can you do the rub method described in the boa section?

Is there a way to visually determine as they grow older...

Also I'm looking for opinions on what to breed my lavender albino too...
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1.0 Het Albino Burm
0.1 Albino Burm
1.1 Mojave Ball Pythons
0.1 Normal Ball Python
1.0 Albino Ball Python
1.1 Pastel Ball Pythons
0.1 Spider Ball Python
0.2 Het Albino Ball Pythons
0.1 Lavender Albino Retic

Seeking bigger cages for the family

I would recommend probing, it is the safest, and easist way. A yearling is too old (to developed) to pop, and even if you try, popping only confirms it as a male if it pops, if it doesn't pop, it doesn't confirm anything.

I saw someone pop one in Arlington Tx at a show there. He was checking out the male sunfire we purchased from him to make sure it was a male. He was somewhat undersized for a yearling though. At least that's what I think. We have two female tigers that are almost a year old that have far outsized him.