Posted by:
amarilrose
at Sat Jan 21 09:12:25 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by amarilrose ]
I've never heard of spinal problems in Ball Pythons before, but that doesn't mean that it can't happen. They probably can't slip a disk though, since (as I understand it) we have disks in our backs to support/cushion our vertebrae from our upright movement - though other land animals (four-legged kind) have vertebral disks to support their backs too... hmm.
Either way, what I have heard of before in snakes is that ribs can be broken, and it can look similar to what you are concerned about. I don't have any idea what can be done for that. No matter what, you probably want to take her to the vet to be safe.
Hope that helps some. Let us know what you find out.
~Rebecca
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1.1 Ball Pythons (1.0 '05 Ghost, 0.1 '03 Normal)
0.1 Dumeril's Boa '04
0.2 American Pit Bull Terriers (40 lb darling lap dogs)
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- Back Problems - shinysnakeskin, Sat Jan 21 00:14:50 2006
 RE: Back Problems - amarilrose, Sat Jan 21 09:12:25 2006- RE: Back Problems - thomasboxertko, Sat Jan 21 13:46:44 2006
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