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ok the law is being passed jan 1 on no keeping anacondas and i wana get another anaconda so in a couple years i can breed them. now i always thought my conda was a gil but now im getting second guess i hate to get 2 males. i have bin spur sexing and if i turn her tail i can get the sput out its all black but dose not curve really i can see the sput if i look at her tail. she is 5 feet long and 7 1/2 pounds. she is also 7 months old. any help would really be great. i have bin looking at kellys male and female spur pics. and it dose not look like eather one to be honest. i hope this is enough info if u need more just ask i cant get good pics of it sorry.

CrazyCody

` What really helps is to get a jeweler's loupe. A 10 x is what I use. You put it in your eye, and once you learn how to keep it there, you have both hands free to manipulate the snake, or defend yourself, whatever applies. Some hardware stores, and hobby shops have cheap ones. If it keeps fogging up on you, warm it with some warm water.
` With the loupe, you can see the curve at the end of the spur.
` The loup is also great for finding ectoparasites, examining eyes, nares, and just looking at the snake's general skin condition.
` Like a non-contact IR thermometer, it's a tool a herpetoculturist should not be without.

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That book was written by a high school biology teacher from plainfield Illinois. I was not impressed with that book though. thought I would share.

Where area does the law apply to? thanks

new jersey. anacondas r being added to the "potentially dangerous species"

CrazyCody

Cody,
If it is not showing the shape of the male spur in the picture I posted but is more of a slender straighter spike, then you probably have a female. Some of the younger females show the external spike. As females age, the spur recesses and looks more like the female photo I posted.

Kelly