some questions

[meteor0]

so ive got a columbian... i cant remember if it is a bcc or bci. which one gets bigger? i still havent gotten my snake probed for sex (i live an hour and a lhalf from someone who can perform it), would someone please tell me about the basic procedure, and how is the stress factor? lol, dont worry, i wont be trying this myself. thank you much.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[Gecko-Guy]

if its columbian, its almost definitely a bci. bcc's get bigger. Probing isn't that stressful because its done very fast. I'd be more worried about the hour and a half drive.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[JuliusSqueezer]

Probing is not something anyone can "tell" you how to do. there is more to it than just where to stick the probe. There is a specific way you have to hold the snake and support the tail and a specific way you have to enter the cloaca with the probe. Someone will have to "show" you and coach you through it.

	Cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and (usually) genital tracts of certain animal species.All birds, reptiles, and amphibians possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces

[TheBoaGuy]

i disagree probing is not as hard as everybody makes it up to be if you go to a show and buy a probe set they can problay show you how to do it i have personaly probed all my snakes and its eaiser then most people make it sound

[JuliusSqueezer]

Key word is "show". You are right. It's not hard. But are you prepared to walk someone through it across the internet and risk puncturing some poor snake's goods? Without looking at the snake in person, how do you know how to tell them exactly which probe to choose? If someone isn't holding the tail right and they get the probe half way and the snake yanks it's tail free...guess what? ...bloody snake butt. Not me man. If you want to learn from me...come and get it. I highly suggest anyone wanting to learn to probe to seek someone qualified in person and forget trying to get tips online.

[TheBoaGuy]

i couldnt agree more

[Boa Enthusiast]

I heard that it hurts the snake when it goes in but im not to sure. I would wanna see it done a couple times, have a vet talk me through it while he's around and soon I would be good at it. Dont go doing it with a diagram from the web, you can really hurt the snake.


Kev