Best way to sex baby Gartersnakes.

[charles parenteau]

I pop my babies snakes at 2 or 3 shed old they are big enough .I think this method is for advanced person,you can easily hurt the snake.At certain size I can sex them just by the look.

LAst week we sex 20 babies in less than 5 minutes.I have 10 thumbs so Im not very good with probe on small snake Im not use to probe.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Honestly, I don't think they make a probe small enough for baby garters anyway. It would have to be needle thin, which would be very sharp, and would surely injure the snake!!! I would never do it! Anyone who is considering popping, go to an expo and have people who know what they are doing teach you and show you how it's done, and don't dare try it until you are extremely confident about handling the snakes in this manner. Don't just try it on your own, it's not worth injuring a snake!

[Mike Spencer]

Honestly, I don't think they make a probe small enough for baby garters anyway. It would have to be needle thin, which would be very sharp, and would surely injure the snake!!! I would never do it! Anyone who is considering popping, go to an expo and have people who know what they are doing teach you and show you how it's done, and don't dare try it until you are extremely confident about handling the snakes in this manner. Don't just try it on your own, it's not worth injuring a snake!

I agree. I learned how to pop and probe from a seasoned breeder years ago. You can usually go to a herp store near you if there are no shows, and they'll either show you how to pop or probe, or they'll help you out and do it for you.

[mustang]

ok i tried...either hes a she or i didnt push hard enough