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Scutes...
- Thread starter Temano
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omni
antiunresemiretirismic
I remember someone made a claim a long time ago, that actually had something to it, but it was in the # of pairs after the ventral opening. Thinking males were more likely to have a higher number on average than females. Can't say i remember who put it out there, or what the # range was.
The Newguy
New member
i read that in one of my books ill look for it later and if i find it ill post it but i got to go to school now unfortunately
Caryl
BrightHope
Bad idea!
When I got my first corn I wanted to know the gender, of course. The little darling was a gift who'd been purchased at PetSmart and its sex was unknown. I didn't have any probes and had no one to show me how to pop a hatchling. I found a source that promised gender determination by counting caudal scutes. I knew that using tail shapes in babies wasn't really possible. The wiggly little critter wouldn't hold still enough for me to count anything, so
I waited anxiously for that first shed.
When the baby shed I took the shed skin and a magnifying glass. According to the formulae provided, the baby was DEFINITELY female. I spent about a year and a half calling the animal "she." I had breeding plans for "her."
As "she" grew I noticed that "her" tail didn't look like a female corn's tail. When I got my probes I found to my initial dismay that "she" was really a male. Quite apart from the linguistic difficulties in switching to calling "her" him, I was disappointed that I now had no mate for this guy.
Moral of long story: don't rely on this sexing method. :awcrap:
When I got my first corn I wanted to know the gender, of course. The little darling was a gift who'd been purchased at PetSmart and its sex was unknown. I didn't have any probes and had no one to show me how to pop a hatchling. I found a source that promised gender determination by counting caudal scutes. I knew that using tail shapes in babies wasn't really possible. The wiggly little critter wouldn't hold still enough for me to count anything, so
I waited anxiously for that first shed.
When the baby shed I took the shed skin and a magnifying glass. According to the formulae provided, the baby was DEFINITELY female. I spent about a year and a half calling the animal "she." I had breeding plans for "her."
As "she" grew I noticed that "her" tail didn't look like a female corn's tail. When I got my probes I found to my initial dismay that "she" was really a male. Quite apart from the linguistic difficulties in switching to calling "her" him, I was disappointed that I now had no mate for this guy.
Moral of long story: don't rely on this sexing method. :awcrap:
Caryl
BrightHope
:rofl::rofl: I always HATED it when my mom said "because I said so." I'm a mom and a teacher who tries never do to that; sometimes I overcompensate. :sidestep:
wade
Save The Humans
And Caryl knows her stuff. Scale count is not a reliable method of sexing a snake. If it is a baby snake you can "pop" it which is somewhat reliable. The only pretty for sure way is to probe the snake.
Just a note. Scutes is a term used for turtles. Sub Caudal scales is the correct term for snakes.
Just a note. Scutes is a term used for turtles. Sub Caudal scales is the correct term for snakes.