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The info you have here is great to get you started with your new found friend. Allthough in regards to sexing the snake.. The easiest, most accurate way is to have someone that is experienced in doing such to "PROBE" the snake for you. This should only be done by an experienced person as it could harm the snake if not done correctly. Is it imporatant that you know the actual sex of the snake really? If not, then don't worry about getting it sexed at all.
As for the live feeding thing.. here's one of my pages on that...
LIVE FEEDING
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