Sex Please

[Tyrel26]

first of all i would like to say that my title isn't a line you should in a club...but if you do remember to duck lol

I was hoping that some of you guys would give me your opinion on the sex of this garter. i have been calling it a male but i could be wrong, and im a little bored so i figured why not get another opinion. also "he" is here with me right now taking over the use of my left hand, all curled up and just lookin around lol

thanks for the help (sorry the pics ain't great, the underside has a beautiful shade of blue that the pic dosn't show :( )

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/cuzgoatsrkool/snake093.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/cuzgoatsrkool/snake097.jpg

[Odie]

I'm just gussing, Male :o

[Tyrel26]

thats what i thought, dosn't look at all like a female to me but...

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks more like a female to me.....swelling after doesn't go very far....

here's a female wandering

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2001-1.jpg

and a male wandering

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2003-1.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Photo #1 looks a little deceptive since you can't see above the cloaca to make a comparison of the tail width.
Photo #2 give a clear picture. Appears to have a female taper to it.
Please note that my experience comes from working with radixes.
I'm with Don on this one, FEMALE.


If I'm wrong, than I say Male:D

[MasSalvaje]

That is why I learned how to probe safely, I have bad eyes for that kind of stuff.

-Thomas

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, we need a better overall pic, like the last 1/3 of the snake, but I'm leaning toward female too.

[Tyrel26]

thanks guys, i havnt dealt much with these maritime garters before, it was easy with the redsides, got 2 successful births with them. Ill post a pic sometime tomorrow, i just got back from work and its a little late here

all along ive been calling it a female, referring to it as her or she...lol even thought of girl names for her but today when i took the pics i was like oh crap....have i been insulting you?? haha

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks like both photos are of the same snake....scrapes and markings on the tail are the same....

[Spankenstyne]

Looks female to me too. Sometimes you can look too hard & start second guessing yourself, I've found myself doing that before.

[Tyrel26]

it is the same snake don, i just thought more pics would make it easier, ill add the a better pic shortly

[dannyj]

see im with the rest looks female, how come i cant sex my own so easily:mad:

[Tyrel26]

i am currently trying to get another pic lol easier said than done....

[dannyj]

your telling me - the missus takes rubbish pics and wont hold the snakes so im struggling

[Tyrel26]

i got a few more pics, i hope these are better and they are all of the same snakes as before, thanks for the help.

@ dannyj, i find it best to just relax with your snake for a while before trying to get pics and not just take it out for pics alone. they know whats goin on and if youre only after some pics they figure why make it easy on you lol but after a few moments of quality time i find it pretty easy to get pics, i hope this helps :)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/cuzgoatsrkool/snakeandtubwater012.jpg


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/cuzgoatsrkool/snakeandtubwater013.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/cuzgoatsrkool/snakeandtubwater014.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Female all the way:)

[Tyrel26]

thanks :)

[ConcinusMan]

100% No doubt female.

It's funny, when I first saw the title of this thread, I thought, you're in the wrong forum :p

You see what a difference it makes when we can see the last 1 or 2 thirds of the snake? Now there's no doubt. Believe me, when (if) you get a male and have them side-by-side, you'll see there's never any reason to probe a garter snake, and the difference between the sexes will be obvious.