Gender Determination

Knowing the sex of your snake is important – it can have a big influence on how you need to care for him/her and well as determining certain disease process he/she is susceptible to (for example female snakes developing follicular stasis or egg binding)

The sex can usually be determined fairly easily at the clinic. Your vet can safely, cleanly and effectively determine sex using a technique called probing. A specifically designed metal probe is inserted in the vent (the hole through which poop is passed) and by doing this your vet will be able to determine whether you have a boy or a girl. This whole procedure can be completed without sedation and whilst you wait.