Just a quick question about sexing baby corns??

Hi there its been awhile since I have had corns and have gotten back into keeping them! and am waiting to run down to the city to buy a prob set!
The question is when a corn sheds and there a two blood spots by the vent then it is a male and if there is no blood spots it is a female? I was told the quiet awhile ago and was wondering if it was true??
thanks T.R :cheers:

I have never seen a blood spot by the vent of any of my cornsnakes, on them or their shed (your post didn't make that clear). I always sex my hatchling corns by popping.

I have seen the red spots on sheds from both sexes.

Hi susan, I have seen it quiet a few times in the past and my year old black albino just shed last night and had two! I was just wondering if anyone has hered of the same thing?
I have never tried popping how much presure do you use??
thansk T.R

mbdorfer said:

I have seen the red spots on sheds from both sexes.

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Ditto. ........................

thanks guys!!! i will just have to wait till my probe set comes!
thansk again! :cheers:

I guess I've never looked that close to any shed skins. I check mainly for eye caps and if it just looks all in one piece.

I much prefer popping than to try to probe hatchlings. It takes a little practice at first, but is actually quite easy once you get the hang of it. You don't need alot of pressure, just think about what exactly you're trying to do. Popping zits takes more effort/pressure (yeah, I know...gross, but suits my purpose for if someone hasn't done that at least once, they're lying). I just roll my thumb a little while applying pressure on the tail just below the vent. Roll in the direction towards the vent. I think Kathy actually has a video on her site demonstrating it.

I too prefer popping hatchlings over probing. If your new snakes are larger than a couple of months old though, I'd probe them.