Boy or a girl

[Galaxy]

Got a good photo of the underneath of Gary. Anyone tell if it is a boy or a girl? :blink:

[Snakefood]

if that's a corn, then I'm going with male. But you'll never know for sure until you have him probed.

[Trollbie]

Did you try popping? Or are you not confident enough to

[Snakefood]

popping adults is dangerous and could damage them, please don't pop him.

[shaunyboy]

Did you try popping? Or are you not confident enough to

^^^^^
i DON'T know about corns,but.....

with carpets its ONLY hatchlings that should be popped

you can damage older carpets by popping them

cheers shaun

[Trollbie]

-_- there goes my research.

[shaunyboy]

-_- there goes my research.

i know with adult male carpets because their muscles are a lot stronger than in a hatchling,they have the ability to offer a LOT more resistance when trying to be popped,this can damage their hemipines

cheers shaun

[Snakefood]

^^^^ exactly the same with corns, you can pop up to yearlings, after that probing is the method as it creates absolutley no damage.^^^^^^

[Galaxy]

Yes it is a corn.
No I am not confident to pop him/her.
He is 4 years old and wouldn't want to hurt him so will go with it being a male.
:)
Thank you all for your comments.

[Snakefood]

it only really matter if your wanting to breed anyways.....

but, for a corn, males have alot more room between vent and end of tail. A males tail also has a thinner more even taper to the end than a female.

So just to go by visual, you have a male there.

[Galaxy]

Anybody got a female they want to breed? :laugh:

[Snakefood]

What is he, an Amel??

[Galaxy]

Yes he is an amel.

[millertime89]

If you're experienced in popping and confident you won't hurt the snake there's no real reason you can't pop him. I watched (and filmed) a 10+ ft retic get popped and have seen many adult BPs have it done. Its not easy but not impossible. You have to be quick about it. That said probbing is the way to go imo for new keepers and many experienced keepers use this method as well.

[Galaxy]

I mentioned in a previous post about Gary not eating due to the mating season. It has now been about 2 months and he still isn't interested in food. He looks healthy enough, and is quite active - is this still ok?

[shaunyboy]

I mentioned in a previous post about Gary not eating due to the mating season. It has now been about 2 months and he still isn't interested in food. He looks healthy enough, and is quite active - is this still ok?

2 months nothing to worry about pal

i have had carpet pythons go off their food,from november through to april,with no health issues

cheers shaun

[Snakefood]

Yes he is an amel.

if you want to breed, find a Lavendar female, you'll end up with opal's after a couple generations!! Pretty snakes!!

[Galaxy]

How will I know when he is ready to eat again?

[Snakefood]

Just keep offering food on his regular schedule, he'll decide when he's ready.

[shaunyboy]

How will I know when he is ready to eat again?

offer him every 14 days and wait for him to start

you could even wait 21 days before offering,to save wasting food

cheers shaun

[millertime89]

here's the video I was talking about.
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[Galaxy]

Thanx for the video. I will let you know how I get on. :)