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PHLdyPayne
at Sun Aug 19 14:07:46 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]
Do any of her siblings show this trait? IF not, it is possible it is just a fluke but no real way to know for sure unless you breed her and see if her offspring develop it. I will definitely not line breed her anymore, but breed her to unrelated males and thus, strengthen her genetics.
If the mouth closes firmly and there is no indication of exposure of the upper jaw from below (ie if you look up at the mouth of the snake from below, to see if you see inside the roof of the mouth at all) it may be nothing.
If you are not the one who bred her, definitely talk to the person you bought her from and ask if they noticed the same thing from her clutch mates or subsequent clutches from the same pair. If you have no clue of her origins or history...hard to say if this is a genetic defect, the results of a very bad case of mouth rot or injury due to accident or improper care from a previous owner. It really depends on how long you had her in your care what sort of bad conditions it may have been in before you bought it.
She's a really nice ball python, may be a ringer...but I dont' know for sure, as I don't completely understand what a ringer is yet either LOL
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RE: abnormality? - PHLdyPayne, Sun Aug 19 14:07:46 2007