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by rodeoclown on March 10, 2004
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NEED A LITTLE HELP. IF YOUR PROBING A 5 OR 51/2 FOOT RATTLER WILL THE PROBE NOT GO IN AT ALL ON FEMALES OR WILL IT GO IN A LITTLE WAYS? 1/4 TO 3/8'S INCH OR SO? THE MALE PROBED AT 1 INCH OR BETTER. I'M USING A PROBE THAT IS ABOUT 3/16 INCH AROUND. ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED. THANKS. RODEOCLOWN
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by Fabian on March 10, 2004
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The probe should go in I think it is 6-9 + on a female and 3-6 on a male. That is close, I am pretty sure. someone else may be able to tell you better. It has been a while scents I probed any snakes.
Good luck.
Fabian
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by rodeoclown on March 11, 2004
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FABIAN, THANKS, BUT YOU LOST ME. I'M OLD AND SENILE, SEE SOMETHING LOL TRY ME ONE MORE TIME PLEASE AND MAYBE I WILL CATCH ON. LOL JOE
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by spankey on March 11, 2004
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hey Fabe,
It goes in farther on male boas, pythons, and colubrids than females. for ball pythons it goes in 7 scales I think on males and 2 to 4 on females. I'd think it would go in farther on all male snakes. but I've never probed a ratter.
Jason
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by JTEDENS on March 11, 2004
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most rattlers can be visually sexed. The males tend to have longer tails(more subcaudals)than females. If you've got a known female of similar size just look at their tails. i think John Hollister may have an explanation of this on his website. www.herpo.com
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by elapidking81 on March 12, 2004
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the males probe about 1 - 1 1/2 inches or more that7 scales the females probe at 3-5 scales about 3/8 of an inch another thing is that 3/16 probe is way to large use some thing alot smaller and use pro probes not some thing that looks like it might go in . the probes need to be rounded at the tip and debured.
shane
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