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Strange feed bump?

Savvy19
05-20-2007, 06:31 PM
Before I even start, I just want to let you all that YES, I do realize that it's not healthy to mess with your snake right after feeding, BUT I didnt do anything that would harm him. I snapped a couple pictures because I'm curious as to if this is normal.

Now for the pictures/question. I just fed my normal corn, who's about 1.5 years old. He's always been a great feeder, and I've never had any issue with his feeding. Sometimes he'll refuse during a shed, sometimes he wont, it all depends. But his feeding response is usually always on spot, and he shows down anything I give him. But today, after I fed him, I noticed that his belly was protruding in an odd way. I noticed it before during his last meal, but I thought maybe it was due to the shape of the mouse. This feed, I decided to find the best shaped mouse I could, just to compare, and it seems like it didnt help. I was just curious to see if anyone has had this issue before, and if it even is an issue!?

Here's a picture of what it looks like.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7425/feedingbump1lk9.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9605/feedingbump3ux0.jpg

As you can see from this picture, he looks normal when flat, which makes me wonder if I'm just being paranoid.
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7276/feedingbump2dc3.jpg

Any and all opinions are welcome! Thanks!

Tula_Montage
05-20-2007, 07:54 PM
Its probably just a leg poking out or something. I bet you anything it will be a perfectly normal feeding bump in the morning :)

Jase&Sarah
05-20-2007, 09:23 PM
I was leaning towards the same thing. A friend's corn had the same bump and it was simply the mouse sticking out a bit more than usual. As Tula said, it became a normal feeding bump in the next day or two.

Savvy19
05-21-2007, 01:41 AM
Thanks! I figured I was being paranoid, but I guess you cant be too cautious...