Severe Neck Kink - Help?

[asingleterry]

Hello all ^^

I picked up a pair of ball pythons at the Tampa Repticon, and have noticed a very severe problem with my female.

She has a very severe neck issue... I am not sure if it is merely a muscle spasm, a kink, or a possible broken bone or pulled nerve. I am really very worried about her though, as she appears to be very agitated (As if in pain) all the time, and it prohibits movement (She's always getting it caught on things.)
I have not fed her yet (She was fed the day before Repticon, which was yesterday.) and am also worried about how eating is going to work.
As far as I know, she was not like this when I first bought her. If she was, perhaps I just didn't notice it.
Possible cause? My brother was holding her on the way home and she attempted to strike at him, so he grabbed her by the back of the neck to hold her still. Could this have caused something to go wrong?

I have tried to work her spine with my fingers, and have also tried gently pulling on either side of the spot to see if it would perhaps give, but nothing. It's been two days though, so it's not a stress thing.

I really have utterly no idea what to do, and as a first time BP owner, would accept any help or opinions given.

[AdamF]

Hello all ^^

I picked up a pair of ball pythons at the Tampa Repticon, and have noticed a very severe problem with my female.

She has a very severe neck issue... I am not sure if it is merely a muscle spasm, a kink, or a possible broken bone or pulled nerve. I am really very worried about her though, as she appears to be very agitated (As if in pain) all the time, and it prohibits movement (She's always getting it caught on things.)
I have not fed her yet (She was fed the day before Repticon, which was yesterday.) and am also worried about how eating is going to work.
As far as I know, she was not like this when I first bought her. If she was, perhaps I just didn't notice it.
Possible cause? My brother was holding her on the way home and she attempted to strike at him, so he grabbed her by the back of the neck to hold her still. Could this have caused something to go wrong?

I have tried to work her spine with my fingers, and have also tried gently pulling on either side of the spot to see if it would perhaps give, but nothing. It's been two days though, so it's not a stress thing.

I really have utterly no idea what to do, and as a first time BP owner, would accept any help or opinions given.

Id suggest a trip to the vet right away. May be nothing, but don't how she could possibly eat this way. I have never seen such thing

[Exotic Ectotherms]

One word....VET! That does not look very good....

[chet1028]

Oh my god. Poor thing. Hope she's OK.

[1nstinct]

hope she's ok. did you contact the person you got her from? let us know what the vet says.

[asingleterry]

I actually got her and the male from two different vendors. I got the female first, and didn't even think of getting a receipt for him or writing down the name of the vendor (VERY illogical mistake which I have now learned to avoid next time I buy).
I'll get her to the vet as soon as possible >.< Hopefully it's something they can fix.

[Mike41793]

Surely you would have noticed something like that at the expo...? Not trying to be mean but how could you not notice something like that? The seller should have mentioned it to you too if she had a kink.
My guess is when your brother grabbed her he broke her neck. They can be fragile as babies. A trip to the vet is definetly in order for some xrays.

Keep us updated and let us know how it goes!

[chet1028]

Wow. I did not know they could be that easily injured.

[Mike41793]

Wow. I did not know they could be that easily injured.

Im not saying thats definetly what it is but thats what i think it is personally.

Have you ever held a human baby? You hve to support their scrawny little chicken necks bc they dont even have the muscles to hold up their own heads. They also have a soft spot on top of their head which is basically a self destruct button lol.

[asingleterry]

It would definitely be a logical explanation, though I really hope that's not what it is >.<