Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

Young_Gun · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject:

Nah, prolly not brave, he can likely just run quicker than you Pete.
Laughing

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quasimodo · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject:

Just a couple of thoughts, when you probe give the snake time to relax before probing - I had a Rosy Boa probed as female because it was clenching, it was male....

If it is female and you keep it, why not pm Eggman photos of side and tum ? He could let you know if it is het for Albino.

Spiderman · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

Spiderman · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

Well, had chance to probe the snake today and it has probed as a female Wink

. Did this once earlier today and then this afternoon to see if there was any difference between the two probing lengths. But both times it probed as a female. I have come to the conclusion that the female was not receptive and was telling the male to go away (putting it nicely Laughing

). Thanks for all the advice.
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Herpquest · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject:

Are you sure that the male is a male?? Females will also 'joust' if another is introduced into her terriortory.
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Spiderman · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Young_Gun · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:17 am Post subject:

Rizlah · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

On het snakes like het albino, het piebald and others it is possible to "guess" that the snake you are looking at is het for something but there is no true visual way to tell a het from a normal. There can be indicators like high white sides, slightly different colouration to the belly, differences in the eyes etc but these are all just indicators. There is no way to know for sure until you either breed the animal or carry out DNA tests.