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Technobimbo
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/01/2009 : 15:14:26
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Ok... when I bought Horace, the shop I had him from had a girly as well that was already on reserve for someone. The shopkeeper said that hoggies were the kind of snake that could relyably be sexed by their tail length, and proceded to show me the girl next to Horace, and the girls tail was much shorter and sort of 'stumpy'.
Is this reliable, as I have always assumed that Horace is a lad, but need to know as I am looking to get him a girlfriend this year as I would like to try breeding from them a few years down the line? |
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Mandie
Hatchling Hoggie
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Technobimbo
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
156 Posts |
Posted - 24/01/2009 : 22:36:46
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ooohhhh.... do they play dead when they hatch????.... I wanna come seeeeeee!!!!!!! What little darlings.... I'm so glad I found Kaz on TCS and her pics of Wilbur!!!
Hoggies Rock!! |
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ian14
Snake Mite
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Posted - 25/01/2009 : 16:22:45
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| It is not 100% accurate, though. My female was sexed as a male when bought as a hatchling, based on tail shape/size. Turns out to be a female with a huge tail! |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/01/2009 : 19:10:14
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Wilbur has a large tail! Yippeee!
Just because I can't think of a female equivalent of his name except Wilma, and that's too Flintstoney |
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ian14
Snake Mite
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Posted - 27/01/2009 : 11:34:47
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| Large tails generally indicate a male, whereas a short, stumpy tail indicates a female. If yours has a long tail, and thought to be female, has it been confirmed by probing? |
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Sexing hoggies
