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Question on spinal kinks for all snake breeders
Have you ever had any snakes born or hatched that had kinks in their spine that later resolved on their own?
I'm asking because this is a first for me: of my 2 recently hatched Florida rat snakes, one had a severe enough kink in mid-back that I was considering euthanasia, depending on how things went. The kink was easily observed when she was fed 2 days ago, & while she could move around, it was with a certain amount of awkward flailing due to the kink. Today she was out of hiding, cruising her cage & moving normally, as if the kink never existed. I know I'm not crazy, so all I can think is that her spine was stuck from her time in the egg, & once she was able to move around more, & possibly with a little push from the pinkie she ingested, it somehow popped back into place where it belongs.
I suspect that many snake breeders (especially on a commercial level) may have taken one look at this snake & euthanized, so I'm sharing this to show that it may not always be necessary. I realize this may be premature on my part, but right now I'm assuming that as this snake grows & gets stronger, she'll be fine. I observed her several times today, & cannot see any evidence of the fairly severe mid-body kink she hatched out with. She hatched out on 10-29, shed & fed on 11-5, & was unobserved until today 11-7. It was as if she'd been to a good chiropractor...?
I welcome your thoughts & experience with this.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...miracle-quot-) see page 5, post 44+
Last edited by Bogertophis; 11-07-2019 at 04:57 PM.
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