Small bump after vent???

I am talking to a breeder about a pied i am interested in and he said its not a kink but she has a small bump right after the vent on top of her. What could this be? Will it effect breeding? Is it worth the risk buying her?

I personally would steer clear of any abnormalities like this when searching for potential breeders.

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I am talking to a breeder about a pied i am interested in and he said its not a kink but she has a small bump right after the vent on top of her. What could this be? Will it effect breeding? Is it worth the risk buying her?

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The breeder says it's not a kink. Has he had the snake to a vet to determine what the bump is?

I agree with John, there are so many BP's that there's no reason to use less than perfect critters for breeding.

I think I seen a post where a bump turned out to be an abscess...I would keep looking.

This may not be similar, but....

A few years ago I bought a crestie hatchling with a bump by the vent from Petco. I knew I'd need to take it to the vet, but it was so loaded with white markings, and the cost of the hatchling plus the cost of the vet would still be well under what I'd pay for a similar hatchling from a breeder. They didn't seem concerned about it at all, and it clearly needed to go to the vet. I decided to chance it. The lump near the tail continued to grow, and after four trips to the reptile vet and weeks of giving it medicine, it died. The medicine had some effect and slowed the growth. We tried two different reptile-safe antibiotics. Hopefully the snake doesn't also have some sort of encapsulated infection in that lump. I'd be wary about buying the animal. It's a different species, but I'd still be concerned. Just my two cents' worth.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...69acf955fd.jpg heres a picture of it.

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Nobody is going to diagnose a bump from a picture. The current owner can figure out what the bump is.

If you are buying to breed then get the best quality critters you can.