I think the kinked one may be linked to the mama snake's genetic heritage; in the breeder's collection from last year he had one baby with a kinked tail, although not as kinked as this one. I will ask him if the kinked one is related to my mama snake. The good news is that mine actually has a functioning vent. When I carefully examined it in the light of day it pooped on me! I have a cat named Stubs who has a kinked tail, so I will keep this little snake and name it Stubz. I don't think it deserves a death sentence just because it has a funny little tail. Baby number five is almost out of the egg this morning and egg number six is pipped. I don't think the temperature is to blame as there were no spikes. As I said before, the first three babies are perfect.

Stubs the cat, lower right corner, with his brother and sister. In the litter of six he was the only one to come out with a kinked up tail. One of his sisters came out with a stub tail. They come from a colony of cats with some Manx influence. I guess I have a Manx snake! LOL!

Needless to say it will not be a future breeder, just another odd pet.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

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