Kinked hatchling what to do?

Hi Everyone,

I need some advice on a kinked hatchling. This is the last baby of the year for me and she happens to be kinked in a few locations. One location is about 1.5" from her head with another 1/2" from there. The other kinks are located along her spine close to her tail and feel like small bumps. She is active and seems to be normal besides the kinks and I just need need advice and opinions on what I should do. :confused:

Here are some photos of her.
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...inked_2490.jpg

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...inked_2491.jpg

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...inked_2492.jpg

Should I just see if she eats and go from there?

Also, pairing was spider x normal.
-Two eggs died two weeks into incubation from same clutch.
-Incubation temp was 88.5 +/- 1
-Humidity 90+%
-She's 50grams

what i would do is just wait to see if she eats, and set her up as a pet, not a breeder. for myself, if the quality of life isnt bad, if its just a cosmetic thing, i would keep her but not breed. some might cull, but i wouldnt see the point. it looks like she'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by m0esgirl

what i would do is just wait to see if she eats, and set her up as a pet, not a breeder. for myself, if the quality of life isnt bad, if its just a cosmetic thing, i would keep her but not breed. some might cull, but i wouldnt see the point. it looks like she'll be fine.

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I was thinking the same thing myself. If she does make it she will obviously be just a pet. The quality of life is my worry and has me debating the whole issue.

i bet she straightens out over tink i had a baby blue tongue that had a 90 degree angle in his back they wanted to put him down and i asked to have him i thought he just didnt have space in mom since they give live birth. some calcium lots of food love and sunlight he straightened out and was normal with in a few months

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Originally Posted by JEWSKIN

i bet she straightens out over tink i had a baby blue tongue that had a 90 degree angle in his back they wanted to put him down and i asked to have him i thought he just didnt have space in mom since they give live birth. some calcium lots of food love and sunlight he straightened out and was normal with in a few months

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Thats great!
I hope when I check on her tomorrow she looks a little better but I've never dealt with kinks.

Kinks in newly hatched snakes are different than kinks in lizards in geckos. With lizards they are usually a result of an improper diet and not enough calcium, and can sometimes be remedied by providing the proper diet and supplementing them with extra calcium. The kinks that snakes are born with are not normally nutritional and cannot be remedied in the same way.

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Originally Posted by mlededee

Kinks in newly hatched snakes are different than kinks in lizards in geckos. With lizards they are usually a result of an improper diet and not enough calcium, and can sometimes be remedied by providing the proper diet and supplementing them with extra calcium. The kinks that snakes are born with are not normally nutritional and cannot be remedied in the same way.

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Thanks for the information I was unaware of different types of kinks.

yes kinks r different but when i hear kinsks i think back to posts li this one


http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ghlight=kinked

My girl is only slightly kinked but still kinked, the example in your link is extreme but is what most people think of when they hear kinks.

I have a male normal that was born slightly kinked, he's 6 now

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Originally Posted by llovelace

I have a male normal that was born slightly kinked, he's 6 now

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That makes me feel a little better. She still seems like a normal hatchling today, just a few extra kinks.

You're snake does not look that bad. It will most likely eat and do fine. I would not suggest using it for breeding in the future, and you will probably have a hard time selling it. So keep it as a pet or give it to someone that will use it as a pet and not a breeder. Ralph Davis has some youtube videos on kinked Carmel Albinos, check them out. This happens sometimes, but frim my experience that snake is not that bad and will so fine.

On a side note you said it was spider x normal right. That baby looks good if it is a normal. Very Yellowbellyish.

Matt

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Originally Posted by MKHerps

You're snake does not look that bad. It will most likely eat and do fine. I would not suggest using it for breeding in the future, and you will probably have a hard time selling it. So keep it as a pet or give it to someone that will use it as a pet and not a breeder. Ralph Davis has some youtube videos on kinked Carmel Albinos, check them out. This happens sometimes, but frim my experience that snake is not that bad and will so fine.

On a side note you said it was spider x normal right. That baby looks good if it is a normal. Very Yellowbellyish.

Matt

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I hope she does well, I don't intend to sell her but If she does pull through I'll give her away to a good home as a pet of if I don't decide to give her a permanent home with me. I've seen a video with one of his kinked carmels he has grown up that looks much worse than this girl. She is defiantly a normal but does have a nice look to her.

i dont agree with this statement. i have had quite a few baby cornsnakes with SLIGHT kinks that worked themselves out after a few months. not sure on balls but kinks can and do go away after snakes eat for a few months. now extreme kinks i doubt would, but since your statement was a blanket comment i figured i would state my experiences in this situation.
adam jeffery

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Originally Posted by mlededee

Kinks in newly hatched snakes are different than kinks in lizards in geckos. With lizards they are usually a result of an improper diet and not enough calcium, and can sometimes be remedied by providing the proper diet and supplementing them with extra calcium. The kinks that snakes are born with are not normally nutritional and cannot be remedied in the same way.

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