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male or female

Rhiannon

Rhiannon

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Hi
Do you know how old your snakes have to be before you can tell if they're male or female?
When I got my snakes the pet shop owner had no idea what they were.
One more thing. how can you tell by looking at they're tails?
Both of my snakes tails look the same.
 
If you want to tell by the tail shape - and you're not an expert, an easy guide is to count all of the scales (on a shed skin) from the vent to the tail tip.

< 130 - probably female
130-140 - ??
> 140 - probably male

This is just a guide, and shouldn't be used for breeding/hosuing snakes together.

I beleive experts can pop/probe snakes a young age, but obviously it's easier, and safer, to do this when they're big. This is something you shouldn't do yourself !

HTH
 
Thanks

Thanks,
I heard about probing them to find out the sex, but I've also heard that it can be dangerous if ther're very young.
I 'm not going to breed my snakes at the moment as they're probably too young, i was jus interested to find out their sex.
Thanks!
*rhiannon*
 
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