Iggy Male or Female boa

[carciady]

Hi I bought Iggy as a male pastel boa, but on a diferent forum I was told males dont grow to 9 feet, I have Iggy in with a 100% het albino Khal strain female, the other night they were acting strange and they both went to the toilet, just befor Iggy did his poo I got this Photo of what looked like a pinis there was one on the other side, please can you help.

Yours Ady.


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/carciady/DSC00225.jpg

[Chu'Wuti]

Iggy is a male. He has what are called hemipenes--a pair of *****-like structures.

Here's a link to some fairly detailed information: Boa Constrictor Herpetoculture (http://home.att.net/~crinaustin/BoaHerpetoculture.htm)

and another with a photo: PetClub UK - Sexing Snakes (http://www.petclubuk.com/view/page.do?id=255)

Are you trying to breed them? If not, you should separate them so they don't get too stressed. If the female is not big enough/mature enough for breeding, it could be unhealthy for her at this time, too.

If you are certain of your measurement of Iggy, all I can say is that he didn't read the book that says males can't get that big, so he did it anyway. LOL!!

[carciady]

Yes I am hoping to breed them, but I am new to snakes, I have been breeding beaded dragons for a while now and I need a chalenge lol.

Many thanks for all the Info and links. Haha he is a big boy lol

[Smilts]

one quick question did the hemi penes retract after this photo?

[carciady]

Yes everything went back to normal, I would love some babys.

[Chu'Wuti]

Good; a prolapsed hemipene is NOT a good thing!

So how big is the female you're hoping to breed?

[carciady]

She is about 8 feet long and a beautifull snake.

[Chu'Wuti]

Sounds good, then. Have you brumated them? Good luck with it!

[carciady]

Yes they were both cooled and starved lol

[gonesnakee]

Animals don't follow general "rules" set forth by Man ;) Mark