a slight bump

[Christina]

i found a slight bump on the neck of my girl. she's acting normal and seems fine. it's just raised, no broken skin or anything, and she doesn't jerk or shoot away if i touch it. it's only day two since i noticed it. should i worry about it? could it possibly be some fat cells just chillin'? temps are good and all, but her belly is getting pink and she's due to shed soon...

[pythontricker]

does the bump feel hard or soft?

[Christina]

it's not totally squishy, but not rock solid either. in between i guess, but more hard than soft. i'll try and get pictures up sometime soon. i have no time between school, homework and band...

[pythontricker]

k try to move it around see if it moves a little. push it from side to side let me know what happens does it move or not

[Christina]

nope no movement. it's more on the hard side now that i took a better look at it...

[pythontricker]

i dont want to freak u out or any thing but from my knowlage of cancer in the human body (my mom had a banine tumor) that cold be a tumor

[Christina]

i can have my dad look at it (he's a nurse) and then we'll see if we should take her to a vet. she's only a year and a few months, so it would be worth doing something if that were the case. thanks for the input.

[pythontricker]

this is just a hypothesis but any hard lump that does not move is a tumor or a cyst. i dont really know im just trying to help. sorry i know that appleys to humans but i dont know about it for snake. just a hypothesis.

[pythontricker]

Good Luck!

[Roswell]

Keep in mind that tumors or cysts aren't scary unless they're cancerous. Tumors and cysts are names for unknown masses of/in the body.


I'd see the vet just so i wouldn't worry myself to death!