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i tried it after viewing it on you tube and im not sure if i got it right? i just had 5 balls hatch out all albinos and i think i got 4 females and one male? after popping one of them a lot of either poop or urine came out? very yellow liquid? any comments on popping?

There are several videos on the tube by several people ralph davis has a excellent video.. You may want to try popping some of your other balls the ones that you know what sex they are for refferences.. As far as the urine and stuff that's all normal.. Just becareful popping it can be very dangerous for the snakes if your not doing it properly...

thats what im worried about. what can go wrong? thanks.

popping can be tricky....you can do it and be gental
take snake in hand belly up head end in left hand if you are right handed..
1 place your left thumb right above the vent pull lightly twords the head...

2 then with your right thumb I stoke twords the vent about 3 times firmly then i try to pop by rolling your right thumb twords the vent males are easy to tell you will see 2 purple red things can't miss them...there is a trick to it...hope this helps

I have been doing colubrids with near perfect sexing at first try but balls seem a little differennt technique? I am unsure of accuracy with BPs ,I tend to "thumb roll"to pop but a BP freind said he just uses equal downward force on the region is this HOW ? and do male have Hemis that look like a colubrids sticks .Thanks Chris