Long tail- is my she a he?

[kiffies]

I have a morelia spilota imbricata, Lucy.

I've had her from a hatchling and the seller assured me she was a female (I think he probed her)?

The reason I suspect her being male is because she has a very obvious "tail". By that I mean towards the end of her body it tapers off very suddenly to a thin tail, looks almost abnormal? I heard that males have longer tails then females (to accomodate the hemipenis).

I don't really want to go probing or popping her myslef, but is the tail thing abnormal? Guess I could always take her to a shop and get it done, but I dont think that's a nice thing to do to her.

Any advice about the tail length?

Chris

 

[seumas12345]

Although female's tails taper off very quickly some are different. I have a female that has a fairly long tail that doesn't taper off fast... But I've had her probed twice but two different experts and both have immediately told me she's a girl. It's just one of those things...

If I were you though I would get it probed by another person just to make sure... Hehe I would want to know for sure!

 

[disasterpiece7.0]

Arboreal species such as carpet snakes cannot be sexed using tail size and shape. If you're looking at breed or whatever and you want to be sure take it to a herp vet and get it re-probed.