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Ok...this is a pic of my female ghost that I thought was gravid but now am not sure (entirely different story - see subforum). I've looked at pics of gravid cornsnakes and she doesn't look like that. All the difference I can tell are these bumps. Could she be constipated maybe? She was with a male for at least 3 weeks and then has been separated for 2. Ate last on Jan 25th and has refused food 3 times since then. Shed Feb 7th. She's in a room that's kept around 76-79 and has a heat lamp for a bit extra heat if she wants. She's usually found buried in the aspen where the heat lamp is. The bumps feel harder but I don't want to press too hard and possibly hurt her. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!

~Katie

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Anything is possible, of course, but I think you'll find that those bumps near the vents are simply fat deposits. I don't know why some corns seem to develop these "hips" and others don't, and though I have heard it said by others that females develop them more often than males, I have seen both sexes exhibit them.

They aren't dangerous by themselves, to my knowledge, but they seem to represent a diet to rich for that snake's matabolism. So, you might take that into consideration.

Hope that helps a bit...
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Thanks for replying...I don't know why they would have developed so suddenly though. That's the only thing that worries me - maybe it's just I noticed all of a sudden one day but I don't think so. She's only eaten for us 3 times since the beginning of January. It's not a question of her being too cold either since the room she's in is kept at a min of 75. Guess I'll try to give her a bath to make sure she's not constipated or anything and then just watch her closely...Thanks for the help though!

~Katie

>>Anything is possible, of course, but I think you'll find that those bumps near the vents are simply fat deposits. I don't know why some corns seem to develop these "hips" and others don't, and though I have heard it said by others that females develop them more often than males, I have seen both sexes exhibit them.
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>>They aren't dangerous by themselves, to my knowledge, but they seem to represent a diet to rich for that snake's matabolism. So, you might take that into consideration.
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>>Hope that helps a bit...
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>>Darin Chappell
>>Hillbilly Herps
>>PO Box 254
>>Rogersville, MO 65742

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2.3 Cornsnakes (Slink, Shadow, Suzie, ?, ?)
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0.3 Leopard Geckos (Cutie, Lily, and Miss Piggy)
0.1 Savannah Monitor (Sam)
0.2 Pac Man Frogs (Gordito and Spud)
0.1 Suriname Toad (Squishy & the Squishettes)
0.0.2 Giant Millipede (Mega & Mila)
0.0.1 Green Iguana (Iggy)
lots of snails and fish...