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    weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    Last year I produced two BEL's from a Mojave and spider x Lesser combo(double sired clutch). I gave one to my friend who owns a local pet shop here in North Florida. Just last Sunday while going in to get my feeders, he showed me the female BEL I gave him and she had a weird kink in her lower body next to her abdomen. We are stumped to what is causing this. He says she's eating fine and her stool looks normal. I kept two of her sibs (her twin brother/male BEL and a lesserbee) neither of which have any issues at all. I posted some picks of her kink and need the help of some of you to what it could be......thanks in advance for all of your help. [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]

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    Smile Re: weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    Wow, that is so sad! I am no expert at all but I believe that may be a genetic malformation. I know the spider gene has the neurological "wobble". I believe the bel is also known to have some genetic issues as well. Their eyes and misshapen "duck billing are two issues. Good luck with her. Beautiful animal....

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    Re: weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    I know kinks are normally a genetic deformity and so long as it is eating and passing bowls as it should then the snake could potentially live a happy normal life. However from what I understand they have the kinks at birth and I have never heard of it happening after the fact. I am no expert on it though so hopefully someone with more experience will chime in.

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    Re: weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    It kind of looks like a crush injury.

    I had a hatchling get hurt ( best guess he jammed himself between the hide and the roof of his tub );





    This happened in January 2009. Here is a picture from May 2009;



    I still have him and he looks fat and normal in every way - though I can still feel the injury if I probe gently.
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    I agree with Dr. Del, it looks like an injury. Imo if it were a genetic deformity, I would think it would have been apparent from the onset.

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    I'm also going with injury, a kink that bad should have been noticeable when it hatched.

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    Re: weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    I forgot to mention I still have my guy - here he is with his sister ( he is the lower one ).

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    That has to be an injury. No way would you have missed that when it hatched.
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    I have to concur with those that believe its an injury of some sort. It looks like her ribs have been crushed. I'd be at the vet in an instant if I saw something like that in one of my snakes. It looks really bad, like ribs are poking down through the ventral scales.
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    Unhappy Re: weird kink in BEL...HELP!!!!!

    Yeah, in the beginning I thought it was a genetic malformation. Now I can see the other explanation on the cause. Gee, that must have been painful when it happened.

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