kinky snake

[askaboutrep]

I have a motley snow corn, she is approx 2 and a half years old. When she is just laying there, her body is always kinked up, like a bunch of little s's going down her spine. Whether she is straightened out, or coiled up, her body always does this. Even when I got her as a hatchling. She is very active and healthy, and eats well, so I am not too concerned. Just wondering what might cause it. Do some corns just prefer laying that way?

[jjaj02]

I bought a pair of corns off of a breeder for like $10 each. They both had a few kinks in them and thats why she sold them so cheap. She told me that it was from variations of heat during incubation. I could be wrong but that was what I was told. It would make sense tho. The two I bought are both 2 years old now and you can't even notice the kinks until you feel for them. Even then its hard to find them. I was told that some grow out of it and others don't. I don't think it effects their lifespan or health or anything so I wouldn't worry about it.

[askaboutrep]

I dont think her spine is actually kinked. Cuz its different each time and she does straighten out. I think she just likes laying all curved like that.

[Kury]

Some of my snakes lay like that too, when I'm handling them or if they're moving they're normal. Some snakes just like laying kinked, I guess.

Being relatively new to snakes, I don't know much about the actual bone kinks. I think they can grow out, not always, but sometimes...

[Linds]

Originally posted by Kury
Being relatively new to snakes, I don't know much about the actual bone kinks. I think they can grow out, not always, but sometimes...

An actual kink in the spine, be it a birth defect or injury, is permanent.

[ultimatecorns]

Kinks in cornsnakes are genetic. Breeding them will cause more kinked animals. They wont go away as they get bigger. It is a spinal disorder. Always report kinks to seller if you did not buy a animal that was sold as a kinked snake. This way you get your money back or replacement animal.

[askaboutrep]

I think I am not explaining what I mean by kinked. I have a pic of her for you guys. How do I upload pictures on here?

[vanderkm]

There are directions on how to upload pics in the forum with directions on the home page -

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11224

I think I have seen what you are talking about - many of my corns lie like that when they are in a hidebox but sometimes just when they are stretched out in their tanks - they like to have their body touching the side of the tank or hidebox and seem to form a repeating S shape to be touching the sides. They straighten out as soon as they move somewhere. This is just a behaviour thing - very different from kinks in the spine that you can feel are bony changes.

Pics would be great though - snow motleys are so pretty - I have a little one that is growing like a weed now!

mary v.

[askaboutrep]

I was too impatient, so I started a new thread with the pics posted. See the kinky snake pics forum.