How to Successfully Breed Ball Pythons Step 2.

2. Determine the sex. It is best to be sure of the sex of the animals you intend to breed. This can be determined by probing. The process of probing for sex determination is the subject of another article. There are video tutorials available that teach the process. This can be dangerous to the animal, so do not probe a snake without first having received proper instruction; or call in an expert. Female snakes will probe to a depth of only 3 or 4 scales. Males will generally probe to 7-9 scales. It is possible to get a false positive for a female if the snake is constricting itself sufficiently..........

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