Beginner Anal Probes for Him & Her

If you're looking for beginner-friendly anal toys for first time butt play, anal probes are a perfect choice. Butt plugs are often too wide. Dildos are too thick. The slim & small stick-like finger-thin probe is just right. This perfect anal stimulator will be right down your alley. (Get my joke there? Haha!)

Vibrating, estim, alien, these words might resonate with you for different reasons. Today we'll explore different types of thin anal stimulators for men & women and guide you to choose the right one for first time anal sex toy play. Regardless if you're looking for a toy to enjoy with your partner or for solo pleasure, you'll find the right size and shape to suit your sexual preferences.

What is an Anal Probe?

Anal probes are long & narrow devices designed for the deepest anal exploration. These types of anal toys are much longer than they are thick; literally a probe shaped device designed for both men and women for solo or partnered play.

Even though most probes are thin, we do have some that are large. The designs are typically different from each other because customers shopping for a small anal probe are looking for beginner anal toys, so the tips are thin while the shaft gradually increase in size. Experts often choose one that has the same girth all the way through (considered more like an anal dildo).

Choosing the Right Anal Probe for You

Choose something with a tapered tip for your first time. “Tapered” means it narrows as it reaches the tip, so the initial entry is super smooth and it gradually flares as you insert so it stretches the anus more comfortably compared to any other anal toy.

Tapered anal probes are best for beginners because you can customize exactly how it will feel by increasing or decreasing how far it penetrates inside the rectum. Keep it shallow and thin for your first time. Once the sphincter is accustomed to receiving insertion, insert it deeper and feel the added girth in addition to the deeper plunge.

The one feature I like about this crossover is that a device with a narrow neck has less of a chance of falling out of the anus. Unlike the dildo that always pops out because the shaft has the same girth all then way through, a flared probe will stay put.

Anal probes can be thrust in and out just like anal sex, or they can be left in place, twisted around in a circular gyrating motion and jiggled around. There are many ways to play with it making these one of the more original anal sex toy types for those looking for extra fun, extra kink and more sexual creativity in the bedroom.

How to Use an Anal Probe

For maximum comfort and pleasure, here's some essential tips & techniques:

1. Lubricate the top few inches of the toy.
2. Lubricate your anus with a finger, push it in about half an inch to lubricate the sphincter, too.
3. Spread your butt cheeks slightly with one hand while holding the toy in your other hand.
4. Slowly push the tip into the anus with a twisting motion.
5. Breathe out and relax your muscles during insertion.
6. Move it in and out as you feel the lube spread around (you won't feel resistance).

4 Types of Anal Probes for Beginners

Even though huge anal toys feel great, the reality is most people are not interested in anything too extreme. Small anal toys prevail! Luckily there is a vast array of first time anal toys that won't scare or hurt you. Here is a quick list on the best types of probes and thin anal stimulators for beginners:

1. Prostate Stimulators

There are many different prostate toy designs from plugs to dildos just for men, but the thin prostate stimulator is one of the most common. Essentially, look for a thin stimulator with a curved tip so that it will massage the prostate gland during use. Many of them vibrate too, the addition of constant vibration inside the rectum produces powerful orgasms for men.

2. Pegging Sex Toys

The pegging toys section is home to the smallest anal probes for beginners. Pegging sex toys are designed to be inserted into the man's anus, often with a curve to hit the P-spot, or in layman's terms, stimulate the prostate gland.

This guy does not engage in real life anal sex – pegging is a sex act between a man and a woman only, not gay men. His sphincter is not trained at all. He needs something gentle, delicate and tiny. (Even if you're not going to use the pegger with your lover, you can still purchase from this category to use by yourself.)

3. Beaded Anal Probes

Beaded anal probes are also popular choices for beginners. They look just like anal beads but are stiffer and totally different than regular string anal beads. Select the single strand style that are jelly or silicone. They are less intense and easier to use. Tantus Anal Bead Toy is one of our favorite recommendations, check it out!

Furthermore, the first bead is much smaller than the smallest bead on a traditional strand (nylon string / plastic bead). You can start simple with only sticking the first 3 beads in the butt. Add more as you start to feel more comfortable.

4. Anal Dildos

Anal dildos and anal probes are completely interchangeable. They are in the same category of anal toy because they share the same shape. As mentioned earlier however, anal probes are characterized by a thin, tapered or narrow tip whereas a dildo can look like a penis or have a round or blunt tip for a more intense sensation. These are reserved for experience levels intermediate and beyond.

Lube for Better Pleasure

Lube is the secret to enjoyable anal sex toy play. No matter how tiny the anal toy, you need to remember that the anus does not lubricate itself so insertion always feels uncomfortable from friction if you attempt to insert it dry. Anal lube is the best choice because it's thicker and less runny than vaginal lube.

Versatility & Variety

Anal probes are a complete sexual experience with more versatility than any other type of anal sex toy for all genders. The main reason why butt probes are some of my favorite styles. Furthermore, the new and trending designs are really cool, really interesting and sometimes totally wacky and off the wall, but after working in the adult toy industry for over a decade, I love to see new designs.

Are they similar to butt plugs? In recent years, we're seeing more butt plugs with longer shafts that replicate a regular anal probe, so there certainly is some crossover between these different types of anal sex toys. The varieties available satisfy any desire from prostate stimulation to pegging play and beyond!