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| QueenVic |
Posted - 27/06/2012 : 02:13:06
So Id like to know the sex of my snow hatchie..
Gonna get them all popped at Reptilia soon but Id like to know what im looking for and where im looking when i candle it
Does any one have any pictures?
cant seem to find any on the internet. |
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| Chrissnakeman |
Posted - 10/12/2012 : 23:30:15
If you take a picture I'll tell you if you're right |
| Falice |
Posted - 10/12/2012 : 16:42:56
I just tried it and I think i've got myself a male =] |
| Falice |
Posted - 05/12/2012 : 22:15:40
I'm so trying this method as soon as Trevor has shed which should be any time now. I had no idea you could tell this way. I've seen his insides loads of times, so i should be able to use this method. |
| Chrissnakeman |
Posted - 05/12/2012 : 19:32:26
Hi all
I'm glade to see this method going to good use.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.ric/Corn%20Snakes/Corn%20Snakes%20page%204.htm
I've posted a Youtube viv of Candling, hope it helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moFpRyEhLBw |
| QueenVic |
Posted - 07/07/2012 : 00:14:45
Cheers :)
very helpful |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 06/07/2012 : 23:49:42
Here's a nice explanation + drawings: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.ric/Corn%20Snakes/Corn%20Snakes%20page%203.htm |
| yola |
Posted - 06/07/2012 : 23:34:30
Ive used this method for 4 yrs on my Reverse Okettee's, Sunglows, Snows and my Amel Stripe hatchlings, also used it whilst thinking os buying a nice youngster, never got it wrong. |
| QueenVic |
Posted - 02/07/2012 : 17:38:06
quote:
Originally posted by viraleye
Apparently if you candle your snake near the vent you should(or should not) see the hemipenis
Daft question but would it be above or below the vent?
Im thinking below but I dont wanna be looking in the wrong place lol!
Don't laugh at me..  |
| QueenVic |
Posted - 02/07/2012 : 17:34:10
Yeah my snow is nearly see through still lol, only a week or so old.
Ive candled it a few times now and I can see two little dark reddish bits under the vent, is this what im looking for?
I'm not so fussed now and ive decided to keep it whether its male or female but Id still like to know lol |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 02/07/2012 : 13:14:17
quote:
Originally posted by a33272
quote:
Originally posted by paulie78
Blimey sounds a bit hit and miss to me plus if u candly for too long u can damage the eggs from over exposure to hear so i think itd probably be better just to wait till they are old enough to be popped/probed
Um how can you damage the egg when its a hatchie?
LMAO DOH!! just realised my mistake now the op said candling the snake i missed that bit i assumed candling was done to eggs and thought they meant candling the eggs to sex them ignore me ill be over there in the specials corner lol |
| lotabob |
Posted - 01/07/2012 : 23:40:25
Hal my hatchling is pretty much see through, you dont need to do anything to see his boy bits sitting inverted. lol. Then again you can see most of his inners too. |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 29/06/2012 : 22:59:23
Forgot to mention in my previous post - I pretty much did this before Pinky developed any orange, so there was even less pigment. Might be harder as they get a bit older. |
| Corrah |
Posted - 29/06/2012 : 19:41:26
I'm going to try this with Fraggle. No idea what sex he or she is, but we haven't got any sun, so I'll be going for bright LED lights!
C x |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 29/06/2012 : 14:10:00
Right - I'm getting Ember out in the sunshine later lol! |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 28/06/2012 : 18:51:22
I could do this with my amels last year by just holding them up against any light (or just by taking them outside in sunny weather). Doesn't take much as they are so see-through. I could see a lung as well, and could see it inflate and deflate as they breathed. Very fascinating! |
| sue2012 |
Posted - 28/06/2012 : 15:54:20
i did this with my amel and my snow worked really well and i sexed they right (had them both probed 3 times after by dif place to make sur i got it right lol) it dont work to well with any thing darker tho :) |
| a33272 |
Posted - 27/06/2012 : 15:57:46
quote:
Originally posted by paulie78
Blimey sounds a bit hit and miss to me plus if u candly for too long u can damage the eggs from over exposure to hear so i think itd probably be better just to wait till they are old enough to be popped/probed
Um how can you damage the egg when its a hatchie? |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 27/06/2012 : 13:34:16
Blimey sounds a bit hit and miss to me plus if u candly for too long u can damage the eggs from over exposure to hear so i think itd probably be better just to wait till they are old enough to be popped/probed
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| serena_08 |
Posted - 27/06/2012 : 12:13:37
As above :) apparently it only really works on snakes without the black pigment (I read somewhere)
So technically if you candle it's vent area, you should be able to see its 2 bits, and I'd you can't see any it's a girl.
You could do it, come to your conclusion then see if the popper agrees :) |
| viraleye |
Posted - 27/06/2012 : 06:25:31
Apparently if you candle your snake near the vent you should(or should not) see the hemipenis |
