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i need to sex a pair of dums i recently purchased, i want to be sure of what i bought, id also like to know which is which, and i need to learn how to do it sooner or later how does anyone recomend someone do it? probe? pop? ive read about doing it but not too sure. if i should probe where do you get probes any input would be very helpfull thanks!

With Dumerils, most of us just go with the spur method. Males HAVE spurs, Females DO NOT. Here and there people will argue this, but I have never seen a female with spurs, and I have seen a TON of Dumerils. When I have seen people at shows try to sex Dumerils by either popping or probing, they have been accurate about 50% of the time. Hope that helps, take care

Paul M.

what is the spur method?

Steve

He already explained it! In dumeril's, males have spurs (vestigal legs located by their vent), females do not have visable spurs.
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Amy
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I see. Wasn't exactly sure what "spurs" was. Still kind of new to this. Thanks...

Steve

you can see the spurs without popping? its external?

Guys! I'm glad you are learning about these things, but spurs are a basic part of boa/python anatomy. In many pythons, the spur size is the same for males and females. In most boas, the spurs are larger in males than females, but in dumeril's, females do not have these spurs visable at all. Spurs are hooks by the snake's vent, they are attached to a pelvis.

Pics of spurs in a male BCI:

No spurs in a female BCI:

*Let me know if you cannot see them!
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Thanks,
Amy
www.myboids.4t.com
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1.14 Normal ball pythons
1.0 Pastel ball pythons
0.0.1 Sinaloan Milk Snake
0.0.1 Plains Garter
0.1 Normal Kenyan Sand Boa
2.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Mid-Baja Rosy Boa
0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat
1.2 Dumeril's Boa
1.2 BCI
That's Just The Snakes!

so as far as the spurs go, 1male 1female. now i know the mean little booger is the male haha. ive read alot about snakes and im on here alot i dont know how i missed the spurs thing. you learn something new everyday. Also if the same is true about bci, my boa Earl is a girl haha thanks

Here's another one you might not know yet. I think this is EXTREMELY EASY on boas (BCI/common boas), but some people can't seem to do it. Anyway, here it is. Take your index finger and place it directly on the snakes vent/cloaca/pooshoot-lol and put your thumb directy inline with your index finger, but on top of the snake. Slowly slide your "pinched" finger/thumb toward the tip of the tail. In males, after a little way you'll feel a little "bump bump"(feels like B.B.'s). Females will start thick and almost immediately you'll feel your fingers drop off and never feel the "B.B." affect. It can be done with Dumerils as well, but it's not as distinct. Take care

Paul