I have 2 garter snakes. One is quite larger than the other. How do I tell if they are male or female?
Larger snake seems to like nightcrawlers ALOT.
Thanks!
Le Ann
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05-31-2009, 10:21 AM #1matris ut plures
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05-31-2009, 10:25 AM #2Forum Moderator
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Welcome aboard.
You can tell the sex by probing (should be performed by somebody with experience), by the size of an adult snake and by the shape and relative length of the tail of a sexually mature snake.
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05-31-2009, 10:27 AM #3matris ut plures
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Thank you very much! I won't probe myself, so I keep an eye on them.
Le Ann
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05-31-2009, 10:52 AM #4T. radix Ranch
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Check out this link and see if it doesn't help. http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/bree...xing-pics.html Looking forward to seeing some pictures.
Looks like I missed your first post.
Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you with us.Steve
5 awesome kids!
Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14?feature=mhee
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05-31-2009, 10:58 AM #5Mr Thamnophis
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welcome to the forum...you can post pics of the tail area from underneath and we should be able to tell you the sex.. we love pics on here...so post away!!!
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05-31-2009, 11:14 AM #6"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Welcome, Le Ann! The others have given some good advice, so I won't restate what they said....
LeAnn
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
"Jokes are for kids, but puns are for the grown."
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05-31-2009, 12:37 PM #7"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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welcome to the forum!
S h a n l e y1.3 eastern garters1 midland painted turtle1 bernese mountain dog1 half siamese cat
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05-31-2009, 02:56 PM #8matris ut plures
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Thank you all very much for the welcome! I will try & get some pictures posted of my 2 new snakes. One looks like a juvenile, he/she is about a third of the size of the other one. They are soooo cute!
Le Ann
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05-31-2009, 03:16 PM #9Domos Ophiusa
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Greetings
Keeping - 'Florida blue' sirtalis, concinnus, infernalis, parietalis, radix, marcianus and ocellatus.
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05-31-2009, 03:40 PM #10matris ut plures
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My family consists of:
5 human children
2 garter snakes
2 american grey tree frogs
1 wood frog
1 salamander-don't know what kind...it's small and black
5 parrot fish
2 kittens
oh yeah....and 1 husband!!!
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