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My male albino nelsoni sseems to have a disproportionally small head compared to his body...has anybody else ever encountered this? Any idea what could cause it?
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AIM sn: z10silver

I read apost on the King forum about guys who see kings that've been fed frequent small meals and often develope a large body w/ a small head. What is the snake's feeding regimen?

reako45

Yea, I saw that post as well. Frankly, I dont think that theres any reason why frequent feeding would ever cause the body to grow more than the head. Regardless, I feed one appropriately sized mouse a week.

-Zach
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AIM sn: z10silver

I recall reading something like that on one of the forums a while back, I think the theory was that eating large prey stretches or expands the bones of the skull, and over time will cause it to grow larger. Small, frequent meals are also alleged to make snakes grow bigger and faster, which could make the head look smaller in comparison. I'm not sure if that's all true, but it at least seems plausible to me.

Nate

can you post a pic so we can see what you're talking about and just how disproportionate it is?

Dave
DNS Reptiles

Pinheaded snakes are well known. It is caused by overfeeding young snakes. Why it happens isn't well understood, but it is well documented.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas