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  • 09-02-2016, 12:58 AM
    Merk
    taking this a different direction?
    ok so we purchased a BEAUTIFUL pinstripe 100% het VPI Axanthic and he never really ate very well we have had him for 4 months now, we bought him from a reputable breeder and could see nothing wrong with him, he would eat a little here and a little there but nothing ever consistent, he was growing very well but his head stayed REALLY small, then all of the sudden he started star gazing and acting like he had wobble as i had never heard of that in a pinstripe before i freaked out thinking it was IBD, so we looked into that no IBD, he is still alive and has acted like this now for 2 months, but now will not eat he has lost no strength doesn't corkscrew, but won't eat without assist then he stopped eating all together for a couple weeks and the wobble settled down a lot but he still acts like food is poison like he is scared of it one week then eats fine the next if he can hit it and figure out how to wrap around it.. he is not sick in anty other way than my thinking is neurological, has anyone heard of a BP head not growing. we researched and found that over heating BP's can cause this behavior however there has never been a time that that could have been an issue...unless in shipping?
  • 09-02-2016, 02:23 AM
    Zincubus
    Head shapes
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    Narrow heads are common with hatchlings that come out a bit early and generally goes away fairly quickly.

    Small heads can be a result of overfeeding when young and will also go away with correct feeding and snake growth.

    The duck billing can be a result of super black pastels and cinnamons - don't think that changes much with age or growth.

    Head shapes do vary and there is no established "best shape" really, as long as the animal is healthy and able to breathe etc I can't say it bothers me.

    Interesting ... I have a Caramel Albino Spider morph and I think he's got a big of duck billing going on ..http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...aa15da2565.jpg

    Just going into shed mode but it's a better angle

    http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3bd1016353.jpg
  • 09-02-2016, 02:13 PM
    Artemisace
    I have extremely limited experience with breeding (only two clutches under my belt) but even in the babies within the same clutch I noticed head shapes differing slightly. Which would make me guess that's it's just down to natural variation, the female pin I held back has a little bit of a smallish head, but I don't over feed her. So I'm going to guess it's just a natural variation in the animals that unless it affects their ability to thrive I don't see the issue with it. Now if one of my babies came out with some kind of super skinny and small head I would be worried about a genetic defect and probably wouldn't breed it or even sell it, but it sounds more like the OP is just describing what to me seems to be natural variation. Just my two cents
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