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The most reliable way of sexing a Corn Snake is by 'probing', a metal probe is inserted into the opening of the pouch behind the vent, in females the probe will extend the length of only 1 or 2 subcaudal scales, while in males it will extend 6-8. PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROCEDURE SHOULD ONLY BE CARRIED OUT BY SOMEONE QUALIFIED TO DO SO AND CAN SERIOUSLY HARM AND CAUSE GREAT PAIN TO YOUR SNAKE IF DONE INCORRECTLY!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere's generally two (2) ways you can do so:
1. For most (and i do mean most) snake you can generally "tell" their sex by the length of their tail, from tip to their cloaca (there reproductive hole or sometimes referred to as the "base" of the tail). If the tail is fairly long from tip to the base it would possibly be male, short and stubby from tip to base would possibly be female.
2. On some snakes you can GENTLY place your thumb right underneath the base of the tail (right under the cloaca) and then your index finger right behind for support, as if you were holding a coin in between your thumb and index. Then with your thumb, you bend the tail at the base and then GENTLY (i stress this part) push your thumb towards the upper part of the snake and their should two (2) small things that pop out, if there are, this would be the snakes hemipenis....meaning it's a male.
And if you want to know 100%, you should probe the snake, this method is the best way to sex a snake hands down. You can check this short little video out if you aren't sure http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=MJQ69oeqdPI
Hope this helps! God Bless.
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∙ 8y agoSnakes are very hard to tell gender wise. If you don't know what your doing it's best to take them to a vet. If you do know what your doing then there are 2 ways, probing or popping. Probing is where you use a special tool and insert it into the vent of the snake, popping is where you have to squeeze the vent just right to "pop" the snake out if it's a male. Again if you don't know what your doing have someone that does know do this as it's very easy to damage the snake
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∙ 9y agoBy either probing (young snake) or popping (older snake). With probing there is a special tool you by and insert it into the snakes valve, popping is when you squeeze the valve and litterally pop the penis out if it's a male. Neither of these should be done by an inexperienced person as you can seriously harm the snake, a reptile vet is the best person to sex a snake
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Should you hibernate the male corn snake only or the female corn snake only?
the both of them male and feamale
Does a female Corn Snake need a male snake for eggs to hatch?
yes...
Should the male corn snake hibernate or the female corn snake?
If you want to have baby corns your female corn need to hibernate. Reason is simple, female corns have big job(to bring babys to the world). Anyway you can put your male to hibernate too.
Can you keep a male and female adult corn snake in the same tank?
if you would like baby corn snakes then yes
What is female and Male?
A female snake is a snake that is a girl and a male snake is a boy .
What is female and male snake?
A female snake is a snake that is a girl and a male snake is a boy .
How many grams does a corn snake need to be to breed?
A female has to be 300 g and a male has to be 250 g
What are some good corn snake names He is a reverse okata corn snake.?
Female: Lily, Baby, and Eve Male: Oak, Slither, Chase, Cornflake, Monster, and Spots Hope this helps!!
Is there female and male corn?
There isn't a female and male corn. Each corn plant, however, does have a male and female part. The male part of the plant is at the very top and is called the tassel. The silk on the corn is the Female part. ~tobeornottobe55
Is it possible that a male corn snake ate a female corn snake?
maybe in the wild but if your pet corns are showing aggression to each other you should separate them immediately make sure you have a spare space for the other
How do you tell the sex of your corn snake?
The best way I know of is to locate the cloaca of the snake. This is like a humans anus. Then take a probe or thin wire and slide it gently into the cloaca, towards the tail. If it goes down into the base of the tail, it is a male snake. If you insert the probe and it stops, its a female.
Corn snake genders?
Male and Female. It's very hard to tell the genders apart as there are no outward signs, there are 2 methods to sexing your snake popping and probing. Popping is done when the snake is very young and probing when the snake is older (NEVER do this if you don't know what your are doing, snakes are easy to damage this way)
