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hey i need some people to post up pictures of their big female ball pythons. but not just any picture i need pictures of their spurs. i need this to try and determine the sex of my ball python. it has straight spurs. i live in new york and i cant find anyone to probe it for me this is why i am gonna try to determine the sex through comparision of other females. from what ive been told its probably a female but its not for sure. i want to know for sure so that i wont accidently breed the two i have. so please anyone out there please help me. thank you all. this is a pic of her. i have a 1.0 mp digital cam so the pics arent so good especially pictures of the spurs. they come out blurry.
 
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Best I could do.

The first picture is a male. You as you can see, it is hard to really determin for females and males due to there spurs. Sometime females will have larger spurs then males, and when it comes to breeding season, must males spurs will not grow back, so they wouldn't have spurs and people would get confused due to no spurs.
It's best that you take the animals to either a vet, pet store, or someone who breeds snakes..in order to get her/him probed.

Plus females have fatter tails then males. Males are thin and long. Females have fat, thick tails.

this male in this picture is missing one spur due to breeding season last year.
 
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Second Picture (female)

Noticed this female has smaller spurs then the male above?
 
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thank you. i really dont know where there are any vets that probe snakes and i cant find any breeders to probe it so its quite difficult. but thank you and hopefully ill find someone to probe it for me.
 
Are there any reptiles shows around your area? If there is one, go to it and a know a lot of people there will gladly probe the animal for you. If I had a hard time figuring out my animals, and need a socond opinion, go to a reptile show when it comes up.
 
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Spurs are not an effective way to sex! I have had females with huge spurs. The length of an adult males tail is real long (after the vent) while a females is more stubed. Best to have them probed.

John Light
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Probing is the only way to be sure.
Everything else is just a guess.
I have had some really experience people tell me that they "have been fooled before !",lol.

Isnt there a video that he could order ?... Anyone?
 
thanks all of u guys. i believe that the sept 12 expo is the closest one to me. but i was told that there will most likely be no one probing there. im not sure if its true but if u know anyone who will be there and is experienced please feel free to recommend them to me. i will mostlikely be at that expo. thank u all.
 
I'll be there.
I can meet up with you with a set of probes if you don't get it sexed beforehand.
 
email me at [email protected] so we can get the details straight. thats on my bday so hopefully ill go. but as of now i am going and ill see u there. just email me so that we can exchange info and stuff like that, once again my email is [email protected]
 
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