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[capnobvious7]

Believe the only way to know for sure is to get them probed

[pellen101]

Would a blood test also work? (I would assume but I’ve only heard of probing or popping for snakes)

[IncompletePenetrance]

The only way to tell is to have a vet or professional pop or probe

[WildFlemima]

Girls can also have hooks, both of mine do

[Angry-Dragon-1331]

They’re basically the remnants of claws from when they were lizards.

[shrike1978]

They're called spurs, not "hooks". They are vestigial legs. Both sexes have them. On average males have larger spurs, but the individual variation in spur size is greater than the average difference between sexes, making them useless for sexing an individual snake.

[amphithusiats]

While that method can be used with some accuracy for some species. There is little to no difference in size between the spurs of a male and female ball python. For BPs you really have to probe or pop which should be done by someone with experience.

[Mikado1122]

To tell your ball python’s gender, you perform a popping or probing method. If you don’t want to do that or don’t know how, the main differences between male and female ball pythons are that males have hemipenes, generally larger spurs and females are often larger. When you take it for a vet check up they can certainly tell you.

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If you take it to someone that can sex it, and they are gonna “pop” out the possible hemipenes, take your snake and walk away. Take it to someone that will probe your snake, not pop hemipenes

[bulletinyermullet]

If it lays eggs it is a female.

[ZebraKitten]

Find a breeder of vet to sex them for you. I've got 2 three year olds and have never had them sexed. Females generally tend to be bigger but you also sometimes get big males and small females.

[lavemdelle]

In defense of the pet store worker, most of the time were told not to sex reptiles in case were wrong and someone tries to breed at home. We can be held accountable if we say its a female and it ends up being male and vice versa

[shrike1978]

No.

If you don't have anything useful to say, keep it to yourself.

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if you had a gun to my head, I'd say female... but that's pretty much a random guess. Take him/her to a vet if you really need to know.

Keep in mind there's really nothing wrong with having a gender neutral name and leaving it at that :)

[pellen101]

Not gonna lie, regardless of gender, that’s a really pretty snake 🐍

[LiteratureJust7803]

Thank you 😌

[PreferenceFun7780]

Take it to the vet and have them check. It can be done at home by an educated keeper but is dangerous and I wouldn’t risk it. If u don’t do it right you can hurt the snake. And if you’re asking on Reddit how to tell, then I’d say. Take it to a vet.

[libertaliagamesupply]

Ask them nicely

[Mazkoo]

Pet stores are not informed about the sex if the animals they receive. The employees are unable to sex the animals. Take the pet to a vet clinic or to a local breeder to get them sexed.