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how to check for sperm plugs.

edenspets Jul 11, 2009 10:42 AM

i had a friend check my albino last year, but he was in a rush and couldn't show me the technique. i have a few more males now and when thew time comes would like to be able to determine this myself. any help would be appreciated.

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Bolitochrome Jul 11, 2009 11:59 AM

The process is basically the same as "popping" a male in order to sex it. Only instead of just rolling out the hemipenes you also get the hemipenal casts (which are not actually sperm plugs) and you may get some pre-sperm which cleans the tubes before sperm is released.
Pythons do not create sperm plugs in the traditional sense. And even if they did, you would find them in a female that has been bred, not on the male, which would defeat the purpose of "plugging" anything.
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