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Nagah11979
02-13-2004, 11:51 AM
I have two questions, do spinal kinks get worse as corns grow? Also, is kinking genetic?
moreptiles
02-13-2004, 12:01 PM
Kinks in corn snakes are usually associated with environmental factors (heat, temperature, moisture) during the incubation process. Many snakes with minor bumps or kinks will grow to normal size and proportion and you will not be able to even find any evidence of the kink that was there when the snake was small. For larger kinks, the snakes will often not be able to eat right, and will not survive.
Mark
Having said that, kinking could also be the result of a genetic problem, but this appears to be less common.
Skye
Nagah11979
02-13-2004, 02:44 PM
Thanks for the input. :) I am wondering because I think that one of my hatchlings has a slight kink in the spine (I think...its a little hard bump but sometimes I don't know if a kink is actually what I am seeing or not). I am just worried that it could affect her egg production. Shes been eating wonderfully for me so it doesn't seem to affect her digestion.
However, I also don't really want to breed kinking into my future projects, it would really be dissapointing if I hatch out f2 animals that are severely kinked.
Steve H
02-14-2004, 03:37 AM
I have a 2year old corn that has a kink that was barely visible as a hatchling. It was hard to notice unless you looked for it, but as it got older the kink became very pronounced. The kink is severe enough that it probably have a hard time constricting a live mouse enough to kill it.
Even with this kink he is very healthy and active otherwise.
CornCrazy
02-14-2004, 05:44 AM
I have one that is opposite...he had several kinks and as he grew, they started to go away. Now, my little guy was a non-feeder. The breeder said that he didn't have kinks when he was born. That leads me to believe that he was kinked due to malnutrition. As he started to eat regularly, the kinks disappeared.
Sasheena
02-14-2004, 03:05 PM
Has anyone proven kinks to be genetic? Just curious because some people say it is genetic, but I would like to see the results of any study. I have one kinked snake, (Not a corn) with a kink so mild you hardly notice it. I will probably see if I can prove it out, by breeding him to another snake, and then back to his offspring (long term project), but my gut feeling is that this is not a genetic issue.
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