When determining sex of a Viper Boa - can you tell from the tail or do they NEED to be probed - if so how many scales for which sex?
Id far prefer to not have to probe them but really need to know.
cheers
sam
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Sexing a Viper Boa
BOASELECTER
Aug 03, 2005 10:44 AM
Replies (2)
Noh
Aug 05, 2005 12:21 AM
With viper boas, as well as other candoia species the presence or lack of spurs is supposed to be a reliable way to sex them. Males have spurs, females don't. No need to probe.
skales7
Aug 07, 2005 10:46 PM
The males are also smaller in body girth and in length when full grown. Their heads are not as wide as the females. The spurs are fairly accurate also.
