Sexing a snake

[pepper]

I found this on the net and thought it might be of interest.

http://www.reptilegeeks.com/videos/id_1033/title_sexing-a-snake/

 

[Rocky]

ewwwwwww man parts

 

[pepper]

Lol . .

 

[Carpetcleaner]

That could be really dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. I hope nobody tries that at home.

 

[Emzie]

that was kinda gross

reminded me of those smoking ads when all the fatty stuff come out

 

[pepper]

Yeah I wasn't sure if it was the right way to do it or not.

 

[jasontini]

Ouuch, that might hurt...
Did u see that 'sister sister' video?? that Retic layed 43 eggies..!
wooow...n shes huuuuge...

 

[Kurto]

mmmm, best to have someone with a bit of experience round if your going to attempt that for the first time.

pretty neat clip though.

 

[Stewydead]

Its called popping, you really do want to know what your doing

 

[pepper]

He made it look easy though......

I was suprised at how rough their were with those eggs in the sister sister video.

 

[Stewydead]

if you watch snakebytes tv, brian runs you through how to do it.

 

[Stewydead]

in this one about half way through [video=youtube;EpMUlkOTzKI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpMUlkOTzKI[/video]

 

[pepper]

Great thanks for that Stewydead

 

[kensai]

IT must not hurt as I have seen someone pop an unrestrained wild dugite, it layed there and did not react at all.

 

[hardcorey007]

Yeah lots of breeders in the states use the popping technique. They also probe too. There are a number of you tube vids showing you in good detail how to do this. All you have to do is do a search for popping.

 

[shane14]

lol did you see the 18snakes in 8 eggs?

 

[dg]

I've used this method (popping) quiet a bit, it's a very good way to sex hatchlings. It does take a bit of care but once you've been shown it's pretty quick and accurate. I wouldn't recommend using it on adult snakes though, they have far more muscle mass and I think there's potential for injury.