Sexing

depressor86 · 09-13-03, 12:59 PM

other than probing or popping, are there any sure ways to sex a bp? i know females are usually bigger than males, but you cant really rely on that as there could be a big male or a small female.
what about spurs near the vent? or do both sexes have them?

Tim_Cranwill · 09-13-03, 01:03 PM

There are no sure ways to sex bp's other than probing and poping. You can get pretty good at "guessing" from the visual signs you mentioned but that takes a bit of experience and a good eye or two.

HetForHuman · 09-13-03, 01:46 PM

from what i heard you cannot sex a ball python buy looking to see if it has spurs because both sexes have them.

Kappa · 09-14-03, 04:34 PM

Popping is also very unsafe unless you know what your doing and can seriously harm your snake.