Can anyone tell me the sex on this 02 ball python. This snake is about 400g now. I try to take a detail picture on snake's tail. Thanks.
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Someone can tell me the sex on this 02 Ball Python. Thanks.
tigerhou21
Feb 13, 2004 01:42 AM
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tigerhou21
Feb 13, 2004 01:43 AM
Thanks
Tigergenesis
Feb 13, 2004 05:23 AM
find someone who knows what they're doing and get them to probe him/her. You can not visually sex a BP. Genetics, environment, feeding, etc can effect weight, etc.
www.pythons.com/probing.html
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jgjulander
Feb 13, 2004 09:30 AM
Can't tell from pictures. You'll need to have the snake probed by someone who knows what they are doing.
Justin J
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Feb 13, 2004 11:37 AM
Justin J was right when he said you can't tell by pictures, but I'd like to add that you can't tell for sure. I read that a good way to guess is by the length of the tail; males have longer tails than females. Your ball python's tail looks as long as the tail of the pyton I just got; and I think it's a girl. But there's no way to tell for sure unless you get it probed. I also have a rosy boa who has a relatively long tail; I think it's a boy, but I haven't had either probed. I guess if you're not going to breed snakes, it's not that big of a deal, unless you don't want to end up giving a girl's name to a boy snake!
~~Colleen M.
