about two weeks ago, i peered into the tank which i keep my adult male corn in and he was puffing out his throat area, -he's good size, about 4.5 feet and it looked like he had a pinky in his throat or something... slowly it went away (in the course of a minute or so) - - i decided to give it a day and see what his deal was... the next day i begin to slide the screen off and he began bobbing his head up and down, really strange stuff... nothing i've ever seen before -- anyhow, i decided to let it go, and nothing strange has happened since, but i was reading a leopard gecko care sheet today and it mentioned something about a puffy pouch in the throat area indicating sickness and just wanted to make sure this wasn't the same in corns...
any thoughts on this?
thanks for responding in advance
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really strange behavior in male corn--
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could it be stress related? just a thought...
A distended throat in most snake species almost always means that it has an R.I. Watch him closely and even if you have a sneaking suspicion that something's wrong, take hi to a vet.
he's still eating like a horse, has great heat and clean water and tank all the time... could be stress, but i would think that if he had an infection he'd have more negative symptoms, but i'll check it out for sure, thanks for the advice!
i have a female corn that puffs up her throat, im pretty sure mine is a deffence mechanism.as it is usually followed by hissing,tail vibrating,and biting.however i cant really explain the head bobbing,might wanna get him checked by a vet.better safe than sorry.
