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Hey guys....

look at this baby from a friend....

he was still normal but after his last shed ( without complications ), he got 15 buckles on his tail. He also have movement disorders now. What can it be?

thank you,
Nicole

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www.hognoses-germany.com

I would think that the act of shedding may have revealed a preexisting birth defect. While I have not seen this in hognose, this seems to happen occasionaly with constrictors. However,the ones I have seen with this complication have also shown signs of convulsion/seizure. This may lead us to believe that it could also be neurological. I have heard many times of neuro complications arising from aerosol mite treatments.
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Thank you,
Kevin Rhodes

www.spiderhognose.com

http://www.freewebs.com/spreptile/index.htm
http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc314/lifesciences/?action=view¤t=09-09hognose001.jpg

maybe it will be fixed once it sheds again.

I have a adult female that has those things down the length of her body. I received her in a package deal and have had her for a year now. The guy I got her from bred her and she laid a clutch of eggs with no signs of this problem. Leads me to believe that it is not a heritable problem. I have a couple of the babies from her and I have been looking real close for signs of this and have not seen anything yet. The babies are about 40-50 grams. The adult female eats fine but has a little mobility issues but that is it. I really hope someone can figure out what causes this.

this came out by the vet

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www.hognoses-germany.com

Very cool picture thanks for sharing
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D.Dedrick

I have seen it caused by nutritional deficiency in king snakes. not usually reversible but not hereditary either. I was told by a vet that they take the needed nutrients and minerals from the spine and it cause the kinks usually common in non feeders and females who have been not fed enough to build up supplies after laying.
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Michelle
www.AssortedSerpents.com
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The only time I have seen this develope in person it was a massive bone infection in a young cornsnake. It ended up beyond treatment in a short time and dying. Sincerely hoping your snake is not the same.
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