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Can u tell sex from pics?

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Isis' Mom

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i originally posted these pics cause i was wondering if she was fat. then i was told that she might be a he since i'm not sure. can anyone tell if my snake is male or female from these pics? she/he is 43 inches, will be 2 in august. btw the bottle is a 1L
 

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I'm not to sure cause the pics are very small, but from the tapering I'd say he is a she. :)

Acradon
 
The best way to know is by probing but from the pics I would also say it's a she because female snakes have lees broad tails than males.
 
i dont want to get her probed cause its expensive and i only want to take her to the vet if she needs to go. is there a way to do it myself? or is that not a good idea
 
If you got it from a breeder or the pet shop has a reptile specialist, you could just get him to hand sex it. They squeeze a part of tail so the the hemipenis can be everted. If nothing comes out, then it's a female. I wouldn't reccomend you do it yourself as you could cause harm to the snake.
 
you could just get him to hand sex it.
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This is refered to as "popping". It is only viable with hatchlings. Never attempt this with an older snake, even a yearling! It can cause permanant damage to the reproductive organs. Even with a hatchling there is a risk of damaging the spine if the procedure is done incorrectly.

Most reptile shops can probe a snake at little or no cost to the owner.
 
i dont want to get her probed cause its expensive and i only want to take her to the vet if she needs to go. is there a way to do it myself? or is that not a good idea
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As CAV says, popping can not be done on your snake as it is too big for that technique now.

Probing would give you a definite answer, but it is not something I would recommend you try yourself. As with popping, if you don't know what you are doing, you can damage your snake.

A reptile store may be able to help you, or post a better pic of the tail of your snake from the vent downwards, and the pros on here will give you their best guess.

Skye
 
I agree with Skye and CAV...

Your snake is too big to "pop." It is big enough to pretty accurately tell the gender from the tail, though. If you will post larger pictures, then we may be able to help.
 
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So even if you know what you're doing, popping is harmful in adults?

I watched a well known herp breeder/dealer from Columbus, OH (I don't like him, but I don't want to mention his name because I don't want to start a flame war) pop a couple adults (corns and ball pythons) for a person that wanted to know the sexes.

I asked him about it. I told him that I thought you could only do it on babies and he told me that I thought wrong.

I wouldn't doubt that he would do something that would harm a snake, but I'm still surprised by his actions.
 
Amanda...it is definitely not the best thing to do. It is much easier to harm an adult snake by popping. For one, an adult male is better able to hold in its hemipenes and therefore is more likely to suffer damage AND be sexed incorrectly.

In my opinion (for what it's worth), popping is a method that should only be used in young snakes.
 
I also know a local breeder who pops adults. He is extremely experienced, and I am not going to argue with him, but I wouldn't do it myself.

The snakes can certainly apply lots more muscle to "hold onto" their hemipenes and you wouldn't want them to strain anything.

He (this local breeder) sometimes says when he is popping yearlings that even though they don't "pop" he can feel them holding them in. When we get the probes out he is always right. I am amazed at the feel he has for it.

Skye
 
I only know of one store with reptiles that i can get to by bus. Its also the only place that I've found that sells frozen mice. I havnt been able to find a reptile vet anywhere near either. So i dont think i can get her probed anywhere. Can anyone tell the sex from these pics?
 

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I still can't tell from those pictures. Can you get a good close-up of the underside of her tail (from just above the vent to the tip of its tail)?

I can tell from those pictures, however, that your snake does appear to be quite overweight.
 
Yeah, I was gonna say. Unless that thing is like 3 or 4 feet then it overweight. How much are you feeding it?
 
yes she is that big. she is 43 inches. and she isnt even two. she will be two in august. i really tried to take an underside pic but she really wont stay still and it shines off her tummy soo much. but i'll give it another go. and hopefully get some pics that are useful. i feed her one mouse a week. but now i'm cutting her down to every 10 days possibly even every 14 days since everyone seems to think she is really fat
 
I would only feed her one mouse every two weeks. 43 inches is extremely large for an '02 corn. You also need to get her out for exercise sessions so she can tone her muscles. As long as she is that fat, do not breed her. She will have a much harder time trying to lay her eggs. This is assuming that she is actually a she...
 
So if a snake is that young, you wouldn't go by just weight and length? How old should the snake be then to breed?
 
It's not her age that matters most in this case. If she was 43" and at a good weight, then she would be able to be bred. If a snake is overweight, however, then she is most likely going to have trouble laying her eggs. In my opinion, it's not worth the risk.
 
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