Copper the Supposed Male
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Hello, I just joined! I'd been meaning to join for a while to read more on the threads but I didn't get to it until now. I'm on here for my "male" corn snake, Copper, who I believe is a diffused, no clue if he's het to anything. We got him about 8 years ago, from a breeder who was retiring and selling all his snakes. "He" was a yearling at the time and we were told by the breeder "he" was a male.
Well, Copper had been seemingly acting sick for a while (refusing food, sulking, hiding and burrowing more than usual) so we scheduling him a vet visit. And today "he" surprised us... with EGGS! I decided to lift his hide to see if he was doing well and there she was on a pile of about 8 or 10 eggs. So that's why I decided to join now, I'm trying to figure out what to do now that she's laid eggs and now that we realize she's not a boy. I don't know why we never looked it up to verify her sex, I guess we just trusted the retired breeder since he'd been breeding them. :shrugs: So here we are, and here's a few pictures of her. She's a pretty little gal. |
That is one way to find out the sex of the snake. LOL
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What a beauty! Even long time snake breeders make mistakes. Most use the popping method to see if hemipenes are present in hatchlings or young corns, but that isn't foolproof.
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Pretty girl! Now you know that you have a female and she is healthy, merely exhibiting the behavior that is natural for this time of year. I’m sure that you know this, but obviously the eggs are infertile.
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Welcome to the forums and beautiful snake! Such a fitting name, too.
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Welcome and congrats! It's a girl! :)
-Tonya |
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