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Is there any visual signs of a sex of a boa?

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#1 ·
Is there any visual signs of a sex of a boa? I got told some think a long time ago that there is but im not sure. I'm trying to find out if mine is a boy/girl. :lol2:

Thanks Shaun. : victory:
 
#9 ·
I hate probing (although a necessary evil)
there are several visual methods but as previously mentioned are not 100% accurate.
Males tend to have a longer tail (from vent)
Males can have larger spurs than females.
Males in my experiance have a more arrow shaped head.
Females tend to get larger quicker and tent to fill out.

As I said these are not 100% accurate methods but there again nor is probing.
 
#10 ·
Tell it that it has a big arse atleast once a week for a month. If it's female it will snap at you atleast once.

This method is as accurate as any other listed above (excluding the following)

Probing is the only way to accurately sex a snake. Even then mistakes can be made through pushing too hard or having a snake that hasn't read the books (this is getting rarer by the day).
 
#15 ·
lubricants like vaseline can have an anti spermicidal effect and if used in young males ,it can still effect the amount of viable sperm they have when their older , only use water based lubricants
 
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