baby ball with a very slight shake in its head

**moony** · 05-30-2011, 03:30 PM

Ive had my ball for 2 month now and hes never missed a feed and seems very healthy but ive noticed a a very slight shake in its head.After reading an article on ibd its got me very nervous.He isnt stargazing or regurgitating it just seems a bit like hes scared.Has anyone else seen this in babys and should i be worried?.Its not all the time just when he raises his head to investigate things like food or hes just looking up at me when im in his tank.Also is it normal for me to be able to see his belly move when hes breathing?.I only see this when i pick him up because hes still very shy and balls up.no other symptoms atall like popping and rattling or mucus.the inside of his mouth is perfectly healthy to.

any advice would be appreciated as this is my first ball after owning corn snakes for a couple of year.

**Skittles1101** · 05-30-2011, 03:33 PM

Is it a spider?

**moony** · 05-30-2011, 04:25 PM

no hes a normal.its almost like hes straining a little.its very slight

**Skittles1101** · 05-30-2011, 04:35 PM

I wouldn't worry about it, and I certainly wouldn't jump to IBD. My normal gets a slight "wobble" when he's excited to eat. If it gets worse then the most you can do it take it to the vet to find any potential problems. It doesn't sound abnormal to me though.

**moony** · 05-30-2011, 05:22 PM

thanks a lot you have put my mind at rest.ile keep my eye on the little guy

**OtterGoRun** · 05-30-2011, 06:02 PM

If you pay close attention, you will be able to see them breathe. That's totally normal. I would be worried if it was extremely heavy or labored, but some movement is normal.

**moony** · 05-30-2011, 06:22 PM

thanks.little things like this that arnt in the manual

**dr del** · 05-30-2011, 06:52 PM

Hi,

Actually if you look at their underside in the right place you can actually see their heart beat - even in adults.

I freaked the vet out a little by by pointing that out as she was trying to find the heart with a wierd mic thing.

dr del

**DellaF** · 05-30-2011, 06:58 PM

When mine were smaller they did a little wobbly thing at feeding time. I just thought they were trying to make up there mind which side of the mouse they wanted to strike at

**moony** · 05-30-2011, 07:15 PM

thanks everyone ile sleep well tonight

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