How to sex

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 12:02 PM

i thinik i might have been givin wrong information on my dumies ...... is there a way to sex them myself?

**Aaron_S** · 12-28-10, 12:06 PM

There is but you should have someone who is comfortable doing it do it in front of you to show you. If they aren't babies the only sure way is to probe them. You can injure a snake this way so it's best to get someone who knows what they are doing.

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 12:10 PM

someone was telling me about bending the tail backwards and pressing thumb and run it back twards the exit and feel for bumps i didnt feel non so im not sure what to do

Jenn_06 · 12-28-10, 12:36 PM

how big are they?

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 12:52 PM

females aprox 4'

males a lil over 3' or supposed male lol might be a transexual

Jenn_06 · 12-28-10, 01:30 PM

when doing this if you feel a bump its a boy no bump girl. it worked for me.

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 02:00 PM

thank you i will try that after i seperate them.......... looks like something is goin on the have there tails together

**Aaron_S** · 12-28-10, 04:08 PM

First of all popping is to only be done when they are young. You aren't feeling for bumps you're literally popping their genitals out of the cloaca. As they get bigger, as yours are, they will have better control and you won't be able to pop them out without some serious pressure and possibly hurt them. It is not recommended you continue to attempt this.

Secondly, if you're keeping them together then that's a problem as well. Snakes do best as individuals.

To put your qualms aside, just because they have their tails together it doesn't mean they are mating. They are still small and probably not interested in breeding. Still I would seperate them.

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 04:22 PM

i do keep them seperated i have 2 tanks i put them together just tpo see how things go..... so what is mature age for breading them then .......im so lost i thought 3 years old was a good age to start.......

**Aaron_S** · 12-28-10, 04:26 PM

Size has as much to do with age when it comes to breeding.

How big is the "female"? Do you know how big they should be when breeding? I don't keep dumerils but I do know they aren't a small species and I believe a 5 - 6 foot and probably a 10 pound female would be a start. Do some googling and check other forums.

I apologize for assuming you kept them together but you should have done your research on breeding them in advance.

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 05:30 PM

i didnt plan on breedingbut i found out not many people have them and so ya just started investigating

**Aaron_S** · 12-28-10, 05:41 PM

Have you even found out their actual sex? Found out any caresheets or books on them to know how big they get? I've seen 10 footers! You're trying to breed them at 3 and 4 feet? You'll have dead snakes soon enough. You're seeing dollar signs and the snakes are going to suffer for your selfishness.

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 07:20 PM

females everage 6-7 feet males average 5-6 feet
ive done all my homework other than breeding cosit never crossed my mind

Dumeril daddy · 12-28-10, 07:21 PM

my female is 4 feet
and my male i got him yesterday he ate 2 small frozon mice ..... he didnt seem full so i put him in with a medium rat and it was like mcdonalds to him

**Aaron_S** · 12-28-10, 09:23 PM

You got a snake yesterday and tried to breed them today? I'm just going to stop posting at this point. Clearly you're in over your head. I don't know where to start.