when sexing large Dry hatchlings, do you use the popping technique or do you stick with the probe?
matt
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Quick survey: Pop or Probe?
mrand
Jan 16, 2006 12:10 PM
Replies (4)
Sighthunter
Jan 16, 2006 12:47 PM
Pop.
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Carmichael
Jan 17, 2006 08:13 AM
I will first try to "pop" the hemipenes. If a hemipene is not everted, and, before I assume its a female, I will then probe the hatcling so that I can get a 100% verification of sex; so far, I haven't messed up since going to this method. Caution: if you haven't done this before, make sure you have someone knowledgeable show you the proper techniques; if you do it wrong, you can do a lot of damage.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL
>>when sexing large Dry hatchlings, do you use the popping technique or do you stick with the probe?
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>>matt
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
Fred Albury
Jan 18, 2006 01:42 PM
Matt,
I pop.I have never probed Juvenile Drymarchon to determine their sex, too much potential damage. I have had about a 99% success rate with just popping juvenile drys. However I HAVE made a few mistakes popping OTHER types of snakes(Notably kingsnakes and small colubrids) When breeding boas I tended to probe to determine sex.
Hope that this helps
Fred Albury
steve fuller
Jan 18, 2006 03:48 PM
When hatchlings first come out I pop them. If it's a male there's no need to ever check again. After supposed females have shed I'm now in the habit of probing them to be sure. Sometimes males that didn't pop are discovered upon probing.
