Young bp is acting weird??

It keeps curling his head vertically backwards like a C constantly does he have a problem?? I have never experienced this behavior.

is he a spider?

No a regular juvenile hes on my avatar thing.

Like his neck is making a C/S shape? If so I read its normal. I think the reason they do it cause they get spooked from something.

No its not like he jerking back his head, as hes slithering along his head rises and starts to go backwards and he flips around and keeps doing that. Ill have to take a video or picture to show you properly.

Our full grown male bp does this sometimes. He does it when he's exploring or we're handling him and he wants to see something in the opposite direction but doesn't want to turn his head left or right. He'll just be chilling and then he'll put his head upside down and then roll his body so he's right side up but still facing the other direction.

a video would be helpful. it sounds like something neurological. i just hope its not IBD, if it is u need to separate him from the reat of ur snakes and take him to the vet.

Hi,

Before the panic sets in remember there are other causes of neurological issues aside from IBD.

Some normals can have the same wobble that is seen in spiders - it's just rare.

Overheating can cause neurological problems.

Some parasites can cause it and stargazing as well.


dr del

I'll definitely get a video asap.

Update: I had to put him to sleep he wasn't eating he was doing the cork screw thing with his head.

Um,

You did take him to a vet and try and find out if it was possibly parasite or toxin related and double check for heating etc didn't you?

That's after ruling out some of the other reasons he might have been doing it?


dr del

BP's are known for being picky eaters and fasting for seemingly no reason. Did the vet give any insight into the reason he was turning his head funny?

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Update: I had to put him to sleep he wasn't eating he was doing the cork screw thing with his head.

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what does that mean? ... the vet suggested you put him to sleep?

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a baby ball python explores.. and if they reach the top of the tub or tank, sometimes they would just go backwards upside down .. thus the C shape.. is that what you're talking about?

Yes he was taken to the vet sorry i forgot to mention that. It was 100% IBD

Damn. Sorry about that. Destroy everything he's touched. Possibly disinfect the entire snake room.

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Austin236

Yes he was taken to the vet sorry i forgot to mention that. It was 100% IBD

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You do know that the only really reliable tests for IBD can only be done after the animal has been put to sleep? It is an extremely difficult thing to be certain of.

We see a lot of vets who know less than they should who mistake a whole host of things as IBD. :(


dr del