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  • 11-08-2012, 01:14 AM
    elbee
    het pied has a slight overbite?
    So I had my het pied girl out tonight. I noticed that she seems to have a slight overbite. Never noticed it before. She is about 500g, eats just fine. Should this be something to be concerned about? I've always thought her eyes looked a like bugged out too. I'm hoping this won't be a problem breeding her. Could it have been an incubation issue?
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  • 11-08-2012, 02:16 AM
    loonunit
    Common. Every ball python has a slightly different head/face shape. Most of them have a slight overbite. Her nose does thrust forward a bit more than average, but I've seen plenty with that look.

    Can't really tell on the eyes. They look normal in those photos. Would need a larger picture, preferably an overhead shot, to really tell.

    Sometimes it's hard to split the line between "quirky" and "defect". I do have a very pretty pied female who has one eye that's smaller than the other. Nobody else ever notices it. I've given up worrying about it.
  • 11-08-2012, 02:21 AM
    Capray
    That looks normal, usually if there's something wrong the mouth will not be fully closed.
  • 11-08-2012, 02:35 AM
    elbee
    Whew! Thanks guys!
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