For all

BOI stands for Board of Inquiry on Faunaclassifieds.com Been around forever. That is where you ask for opinions on breeders, buyers, sellers. Or you share your good / bad experiences...

The FBI stands for "Feedback and Inquiries for Reptiles" and is basically the same thing as the BOI, however it is newer and a facebook page. It stays quite busy.


While taking it to a vet is not a bad idea at all, it needs to be a VERY experienced reptile vet. Neurological damage can be caused by so many things. And it is not like you will do a MRI on a snake. You may be able to, I don't know, but who can afford that. A xray would show the kink, but with it being rather minor, it may not show much more then that. But it would be the most helpful to rule out slipped disks, etc. I'm still not convinced, though, all that would cause nerve damage, tingling, and more so paralyzing.

It may end up that the vet can rule out things, rather then give a 100% diagnosis. But that in itself can help.

Either way, it would be a good thing to go over the husbandry and surroundings right now, before an appointment. If it is environmental, or husbandry related, something could be done about that right away.

Which could only benefit the snake. Imho.