Sudden kink in adult corn? Or tumor, fat deposits, or trauma?

Hey all,

I recently noticed an odd kink-like area on my new corn female that I've had since late June. It almost looks like a kink, though she hasn't been through any trauma while in my care nor did she have this when I first got her so I'm wondering what it could be?

It's a hard mass (though not like a definable bump: it feels like it's a whole solid area) that's located right by (or possibly on) her spin at the end of her tail right above her cloaca. She's been eating and passing urine/urates/feces just fine and doesn't seem to be bother by touching the area. The previous owner said she paired her to another corn awhile ago (long before I came to own her) without getting any eggs from her so I don't believe it's an egg (though I don't have experience with egg bound snakes).

I've been reading that some corns can get "hips" or fatty deposits around their tail area from being a bit too chunky. Though I read these are smooshy to the touch, and this area on her feels solid almost like bone. Could it be a tumor? Or some sort of damage to her spine? Can snakes just suddenly become kinked as they age and as they grow, like they had a minor kink when younger and it becomes more apparent as they age (though she was still an adult at 550 grams when I got her in June)? Or if they have trauma to an area can a kink appear (ie if she had some sort of trauma to the area before I came to own her 2+ months ago)?

Any thoughts are welcome, thanks!

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Thats weird. My first guess would be a tumor or a slug. Not speaking from first hand experience at all though, just tossing out my 2 cents here. Thats odd, id say a vet visit may be in order.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Thats weird. My first guess would be a tumor or a slug. Not speaking from first hand experience at all though, just tossing out my 2 cents here. Thats odd, id say a vet visit may be in order.

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I'm definitely considering taking her in, it's just odd that she's suddenly gotten it (ie within the last 7 days) so I'm not sure. I've been monitoring it every 2 days since noticing it and it hasn't been growing or changing shape.

While searching google I found a thread on another forum that's almost the same as my problem (if this linking is not allowed due to BP.net's #12 posting rule (12. Links or text with the purpose of recruiting members to competing sites are not allowed) then please remove it):

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/sho...highlight=kink

I don't know what a tumor feels like though, and if they can appear within days on snakes :confusd: