Anyone seen this before?

[Beardedragon]

How do we know its not suffering? Just because it can eat and poop does not mean it feels just fine eating and pooping.

[Freakie_frog]

How do we know its not suffering? Just because it can eat and poop does not mean it feels just fine eating and pooping.

We don't for 100% sure but.
Because these animals will shut down if they are in pain, or ill we can assume that it has dealt with the deformity thus far just fine. Their body's tell them that food is a last resort and they need to devote their energy to healing in a time of injury or illness. I've seen animals stop eating for extended lengths of time due to minor injury or RI. I had a female pastel get an injured eye. It healed and is just fine but it took that female 3 months after it healed to eat again.

With wild animals when it comes to injury their body's are designed to take allot of punishment and still maintain life. However with Ball Pythons they really for the most part have a one track mind. Eat----heal-----eat----breed----eat.. their not so good and the two things at once bit.

[Crazy4Herps]

That is kind of scary. It could be genetic; like a snake version of spinal muscular atrophy or something.

[RichsBallPythons]

Looks like a bone deformity similar to spina bifida and or a double jointed spinal cord. If the snake is well in every way keep him going and always support that part of the body.

[Dr_Gonz0]

so that means, if that kink wasn't "that badly" as you stated with the spiders, then you'd breed it? then what happens when you have a pair of spiders (1.1) and breed them...and the offspring do backflips?? that's the same as this snake. just bc it has a bad defect does not make it unethical. just bc a spider doesnt spin "that badly" doesnt mean the next gen won't make you dizzy watching them

Considering you don't even own a spider ball, i am surprised with your blanket statement that all spiders wobble. Mine doesn't and a vast majority don't. Maybe you should first know something about a subject before you start lecturing everyone on it.

That animal should not be bred. The physical deformity could just be from enviromental causes during incubation, but i wouldn't take the chance. It could very well be a genetic trait that could be passed on to offspring. However, there is no reason whatsoever that it should be culled if it is still eating, moving, and pooping fine.

Robin
H2 Exotics

[blackcrystal22]

Wonder if there was ever an update on this animal..

[Shin86]

hmmm....that is odd, i wonder what caused it...was he abusive?

[Pinoy Pythons]

Sorry for the late update regarding this case guys. But I happen to see the snake again w/ this condition now..


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Who would have though that those are the same snake? Im really really shocked but very glad to see that the snake is in good condition now. But its still a mystery to us what caused the sink-hole like depresion before.

[mirau9]

It looks like a birth defect....

Mi

[Montie Python]

If that was my snake, I would have called him Nemo...