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  1. 10-27-2013, 05:44 PM #1
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    Fasciculation or muscle twitching

    Ok is this normal?

    background: we placed frank in new terrarium (exo terra 90cm x 45cm x 45cm) last week and hes been exploring it for a few days now. Frank has been eating very well 26-29c and 31-34c (thermostat and two hea. temps are within caresheet and i have 2 hides. humidity is about 50-60.

    terrarium:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/5051687...8334/lightbox/

    today i saw a weird muscle twitching. its hard to explain but i link a video here.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7uAvAR_vSA

    sorry for bad video and english. But my python looks like hes from alien movie and someone is trying to come through hes stomach!
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    Welcome to the site!

    The movements you are seeing are just the way snakes move, nothing to worry about.
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    It looks like it's just his muscles as he crawls? Mine do this especially when they are wrapped tightly around me and want to move, their body almost looks like the are walking like a caterpillar, but without the feet. Looks normal to me.
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    All is Ok, that's how snakes move
    welcome!

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    frank has been with us over a year now, its not normail muscles... i meant in the video you see it at 0:05 - 0:10. it looks like something is trying to push itself through franks belly downward...

    i uploaded new video where you cna see it better at 0:12 - 0:13. please look again, it looks really weird.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC95vnjzkSw

    its hard to see it in video, but its about one cm area that tries to push itself through franks stomach... just like in alien movie

    thanks for replies though
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    Re: Fasciculation or muscle twitching

    always frozen thawn rats /mices. i warm it slowly in refrigerator and then in +39c water.
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    Re: Fasciculation or muscle twitching

    Hi,

    It is just the muscular wave going down his body to push him forward.

    Honestly nothing to worry about.
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