[shaun]

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:

 

[jaysnakeman]

only hints such as the tail length probing would be much better for a more accurate result the only 100% way is to watch a female boa give birth all other methods can only result in 9/10 results tbh

 

[beckys_dad98]

I asked the same ? on here a few months back and here is what I was told to look for...

Male Boa spurs

Female Boa Spurs

Hope this helps...

Steve

 

[shaun]

Mine looks like pic 2, i will put a pic up tomoz. : victory: Thanks for your help so far. :thumb:

 

[boabloketony]

Do spurs show on babies?

 

[Rocky Bal Boa Lover]

I find Female have more of a destinctive head, More of a triangle from all the boa's ive seen

 

[punky_jen]

My baby bci has lil spurs like pic 1 but smaller.

 

[candoia aspera]

the only way to tell is to probe.

i've seen females with bigger spurs than males

 

[AZUK]

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.

 

[Dan]

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).

 

[koganinja]

im sure if you take him/her to a rep shop you trust they will do it for you bit of vasline takes about 20 secounds and all done

 

[shaun]

Ok thanks :2thumb:

 

[Hawk]

im sure if you take him/her to a rep shop you trust they will do it for you bit of vasline takes about 20 secounds and all done

make sure the person who probes your snake uses a water based lubricant, petrolium jelly/vas is for external use only imo.

 

[koganinja]

i put vasline has i coudent think what the clear stuff was called :rotflh well live and learn still a lube tho

 

[Sharpman]

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