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Hello,

I have noticed that some of my corns are getting scales that are bent towards the point. My one sunglow motley just recently had a horrible shed, and I noticed this condition on her. My two older ('02) corns have this too, though there aren't as many scales bent as with the sunglow motley. I was just wondering what causes this and if it should be a concern. I thought that maybe it was a husbandry issue but all my other corns (3) have no bent scales. Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Scatman

Only advice I can realy give is I have noticed this with my snakes just before a shed, After the shed the scales are fine
My Research and Collection

i bought a snake that was over weight that had the same problem. it was indirectly caused by his weight from when he was trying to turn around in his cage their was not enough room for him to turn around comfortably and since he was not healthy his scales would bend and some would break . this may or maynot be the case. what size snake? what size enclosure? is the snake overweight? can you post pics?
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I noticed that same thing on my snake.

What was happening was that she was climbing up into a narrow space between the lip of the tank and the screen cover. She'd get most of her body wedged into the space and then fall back to the bottom of the tank. Because of the way she was wedged, the scales bent back.

I glued strips of cardboard to the lip of the tank to block of the space and her scales have been fine since.

Watch your snake some night when they think you're not around and see what he does. Mine was obsessed with the wedging thing and would do it all night long.

I must point out that’s snakes problem was not caused indirectly from a weight problem but it was caused directly by poor husbandry, over feeding “more than likely showing off to friends and fed the thing every day” as well as unsuitable housing in that if it damaged itself trying to turn around in its enclosure then the enclosure was not big enough. What’s say we long him in a guitar case for a few years and force him to eat Taco Bell every day WOO HOO. That’s all I have to say about that, thanks for listening
My Research and Collection

Good point on small cage. It kind of goes with my idea of a snake not moving and just staying coiled up for long periods. As for getting them on an escape? No idea, slight damage getting out looks different than what I'm thinking of. But there may be a few causes of similar detents in the scales.

On a more serious note, I now have a taste for Taco Bell?

I must point out that’s snakes problem was not caused indirectly from a weight problem but it was caused directly by poor husbandry, over feeding “more than likely showing off to friends and fed the thing every day” as well as unsuitable housing in that if it damaged itself trying to turn around in its enclosure then the enclosure was not big enough. What’s say we long him in a guitar case for a few years and force him to eat Taco Bell every day WOO HOO. That’s all I have to say about that, thanks for listening
>>My Research and Collection
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tom

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Taco Bell ewwwwww. I chose Taco Bell because its the nastyest food on earth ewwwwwww. On another serius note, My brother years ago when he first moved out of my parents house filled up his entire fridge with taco bell. hmmmmmmm /I knew somthing was wrong with him LOL
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I like taco bell, but maybe twice a months. It can be a good laxative, much like White Castles. Thats why they call them sliders lol.

They sliiiiiiiiiiiide right through you. And take no prisoners. Is this off topic?
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Computers don't make errors. What they do, they do on purpose. (Dale Gribble)

AOL IM Mettzilla
I forgot my password for herpzilla, and gave a bad email,, major OOPS

1.3 Bearded Dragons
6 baby female Western hognose, 3.5 adults some friend some mine,,,building breeding stock)
1 Corn snake (bloodred) 0.2 1 MIA In the house I hope
1 baby creamcycle 0.1
2 Okeettes I think? 1.1 youngens
ochrocephala oratrix 0.0.1? Adult, and a killer!
ochrocephala auropalliata 0.0.1? Adult
2.0 Dogs,
0.2 Cats,,
0.1 Wives, (Long term captive!,, I mean ME!)
1.1 Kids (Paininthearsius takamemonii) J/K great kids
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tom

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That is exactly why I dont eat it anymore, Your body dosnt even have time to extrac the protien before that soft taco is coming out the other end. We better stop talking about fast food laxatives before this embarising post becomes the LONGEST THREAD OF THE WEEK lol
My Research and Collection

you mean Toxic Smell, not taco bell! Thats all you get out of it. LOL.

Seriously.....
I just noticed tonight one of my snakes had a "funky" scale after his shed. Will keep an eye on it and see if it goes away with his next one.
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I've seen that on corns, burmese pythons, anacondas and more.

I personally thougth it was due to the amought of coiling they do. I think captive snake does not as active as a wild snake. Folder your skin, somehow, for a long time and you get folds. Look at your hand, wrinkle lines (not a great example) but I think you get the idea. Now that I think of it, I don;t think I've seen it in many snakes that are real active, bulls, pines etc. My corns got somewhat lazy as adults. So I think just not being as active and changing position as much as they normally would in the wild.

Just my insite, could be wrong?

tom
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1.3 Bearded Dragons
6 baby female Western hognose, 3.5 adults some friend some mine,,,building breeding stock)
1 Corn snake (bloodred) 0.2 1 MIA In the house I hope
1 baby creamcycle 0.1
2 Okeettes I think? 1.1 youngens
ochrocephala oratrix 0.0.1? Adult, and a killer!
ochrocephala auropalliata 0.0.1? Adult
2.0 Dogs,
0.2 Cats,,
0.1 Wives, (Long term captive!,, I mean ME!)
1.1 Kids (Paininthearsius takamemonii) J/K great kids
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tom

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I have noticed bent scales on my corn when she escaped. It looked to me that she got while escaping because she really had to squeeze to get out. They went away after about two shed cycles.
Jennifer