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Okay guys ...... need some input ... from the pics, if you can tell .... male right??

Thanks~

How many subscales is that deep? At first glance it looks like a female to me.
Jason
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J & H Reptiles
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Im getting a five count on "it" .... LOL.

What does it probe on the other side? Females are usually a tad different on each side. Also, you might want to try using a different size probe, a little more lube and use a slight twisting motion.

If that's a male, it should be producing sperm plugs at that size, which you should be able to easily manipulate.

K. Royer

what is the process of manipulating sperm plugs?

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Had one probe almost exactly like that and I determined it as an androgen insensitive male (read below if you do not understand that joke). Anyway, I am not a pro with "popping" them when they are pretty big so I had someone else do it and I saw them all right. It was a boy. As far as those difficult ones go just go by the physical characteristics. If it has amale build on a female and a longer tail= 5 alfa reductase, if it probed shallow=andreogen insensitive male, if it is a normal female but is a 900 gram adult= Turners syndrom, if you have parthogenesis it may be a true ovotestes case with xxy. Anyway, remember 1 in 100 births (in humans) differ from standard male and female so who knows in snakes like Scott Michaels stated. Why did you get me on this topic Scott? But it is interesting. If you have no clue what I am talking about, no big deal but if it sounds interesting you should look into it more and you will find a whole different view of gender you never were aware of. After 1 program on the technology channel and some reading up I find myself looking at everybody as how close they look to the opposite gender society has placed them in and wondering. Back to the topic...I bet it is a male that is just not working well with you. But I have not had the experience with 1000s to honestly give a great opinion.

Maybe this will help, heres a whole body shot and two crappy spur shots .... ????

I havent tried breeding "it" yet so thats not an indicator .. I just picked this animal up that was a unwanted pet ... $30, not bad if its a female ...

AND THIS WORKS AS A TAIL SHOT >>>>>