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Lavender with spinal kink

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Kris

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Hi guys,
I haven't posted here before, but I stop in and browse all the pics quite often...
I thought maybe I could get some insight from you. I bought this lavender female back in the spring, and at the time she seemed fine, but suddenly developed this spinal kink just above her cloaca. I was looking for any info and experience any of you might have with breeding kinked snakes, and any problems that have come up.
Here she is:
<img src="http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=kristina&album_id=106287&image_id=3&param=48211">

and here's the kink:
<img src="http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=kristina&album_id=106287&image_id=1&param=31045">

and another angle"
<img src="http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=kristina&album_id=106287&image_id=2&param=86620">

any thoughts are welcome,
Thanks,
Kris
 
HMMM sorta hard to see the kink... Im not really sure how to explain kinks... Some kinks are genetic, and others are from high temps at being in the incubator... and Ive heard that when the kinks are from high temps in the incubator... then the kinks arent genetic... I think the kinks are a simple recessive... IMHO...
 
It is hard to tell from a single side view, but that "kink" looks like a healed injury to me rather than a usually seen kink int he spine. If so, I wouldn't hesitate to breed her as long as she's otherwise capable. I WOULD make certain to watch her extra closely when her time comes to lay eggs. It may be that she is predisposed to egg binding, but then again, maybe it won't hinder her a bit!
 
Old injury, huh?

What makes you think it's an old injury? I've heard that suggestion before, however she has never hurt herself, she doesn't have anything heavy in her enclosure (aspen bedding, a water bowl and a couple of light cardboard hides) and her scales are completely undammaged.
Just curious as to what makes you think that...
And as for the temps in the incubator, I can only say that she came from a large well known breeder in the US and that nothing was visible as a hatchling, it just sort of showed up a month or two ago.
Thanks for the replies,
KRis
 
I cant see the lump that well... but is the lump on the bottom or the top... I have never heard of Corns getting spinal kinks when they were yearlings... I thought it was a thing that happened when the babies where developed in the eggs... but I could be wrong about that...
 
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