What are these and How are they used?

[The Sunset Gang]

I just got these for Christmas. It is the exact same set and I know they are sexing probes, but I am not sure how they are used or if they can be used with geckos. I would provide a picture of mine, but my brand new camera is being stupid. Thanks for the help in advanced.

http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...tile-husbandry-tools/-/4-piece-sexing-probes/

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Those are for sexing snakes. They are just what they are, probes.

 

[MichaelJ]

Agreed, snakes are essentially unable to be sexed visually. So by inserting a sexing probe the owner can feel for the reproductive organs to tell for sex of the animal. Remember many reptiles (even Leos) have a cloacle which is basically one hole used for everything..

Could you imagine if we were like that?!!

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Mom- What is it?
Doctor - Hold on let me probe it!
Doctor- Its a boy!!!

haha

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

May I also suggest that, if you do not know how to use sexing probes correctly, you not try them out! You can do serious damage to the animal if you don't know precisely how to probe.

By the way, there are other ways to sex snakes without the use of probes.

 

[The Sunset Gang]

They are being sold because I have no use for them.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

May I also suggest that, if you do not know how to use sexing probes correctly, you not try them out! You can do serious damage to the animal if you don't know precisely how to probe.

By the way, there are other ways to sex snakes without the use of probes.

Yes, i use the other method called "popping", hold your thumb above the vent of the snake and slide your other thumb from up from the tail tip section to the base (vent) with light pressure, which if done properly will pop a males
hemi-peins out. (Xcuse my spelling) and if nothing pops out its a female.

Only do if thought by some one with experience, i learned from my father who is a big colubrid breeder. And this method is only done on smaller snakes.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Bret, the only draw back of that method is that it can only be done on young snakes.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

Bret, the only draw back of that method is that it can only be done on young snakes.

Yea thats what i meant when i said smaller snakes, sorry for the confusion.

 

[paulnj]

Learn to count scales Matt Tail length is a very good indication on subadult and adult snakes.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Have fun with that paul! I dont have the patience to get past scale #4! lol

 

[paulnj]

I can pop, probe and ID from tail length. I owned many snakes for 13 years, but got tired of shoveling diggested 20 pound rabbits up.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Haha, great. I definitely want to learn to probe! But its hard to find anyone to show me.