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Tori
08-08-2008, 01:56 PM
I found a little suprise yesterday. Actually, 6 of them. A young female that looked way too young to breed and wasn't very fat gave me 6 babies. The problem with this is that 3 of them have a small bumb on their upper body and one has a slightly shorter than average tail with a tiny bump on the tip. I've never had a baby that was born like these. Any idea what would cause it and if the bumps will go away? I am sure the tail is there for good. How will I ever find homes for them if they don't? They are all eating good already, that is one good thing.



http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Snakes/baby2.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Snakes/baby1.jpg
Snake lover 3-25
08-08-2008, 08:33 PM
very cute...... idk about the bumps tho.....:confused:
jitami
08-09-2008, 08:49 AM
Tori, can you try to get a picture of the bumps? Seems odd that three of them would have some sort of deformity. Makes me wonder if it's something else, but, of course, I don't have the experience to even try to guess what. Maybe the bumps will be gone in a shed or two?
Tori
08-09-2008, 03:11 PM
Best I could get by myself.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Snakes/bump2.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Snakes/bump1.jpg
crzy_kevo
08-09-2008, 03:30 PM
hmmm does it look to you like a kink in the spine?
thats kind of what it looks like to me
but the snake isn't right in front of me either
GartersRock
08-09-2008, 03:47 PM
Looks like kinks to me too...
drache
08-09-2008, 03:54 PM
that's weird
it does look like a kink
what does it feel like?
Tori
08-09-2008, 04:23 PM
They are so tiny I am afraid to put any pressure on it, but I don't feel their spines. What would cause over half of the babies to be born with kinks? And one, as I mentioned has a short tail with the same kind of bump on the tip.
ssssnakeluvr
08-09-2008, 06:30 PM
looks like a genetic deformity.....happens occasionally....I would give them a good life, not breed them either. they should do fine, unless the deformity affects internal organs.
sschind
08-11-2008, 03:18 PM
Could also be the result of improper temps during gestation.
Snaky
08-12-2008, 12:16 AM
Could also be the result of improper temps during gestation.
I've read this also in an article. There the author keeps a record with lots of numbers each year. He also saw that to high temperatures during gestation indeed cause a lot of deformities. (this was an article about atratus)
sschind
08-12-2008, 02:31 PM
Yeah, I know when I was breeding bearded dragons I sometimes had trouble with temps going too high during the hottest part of the summer and I noticed a lot more deformities (kinked tails missing toes, club feet) in those babies. I knew it wasn't genetic because the same adults threw perfect babies when incubation temps were within acceptable limits.