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lumpy greybands

kirkpatrick Sep 19, 2005 12:47 AM

I recently acquired a few adult greybands from someone local who was just getting out of the project. I noticed one of the males had some lumps, so he was quaratined. Now ive noticed that two of the female have lumps as well. I dont know if I simply overlooked them, since they are not too predominant, or if they are just starting to emerge. They are all 01 adults who eat well. Does any one know what's going on here, or have any suggestions (other than the vet) for what I should do?
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SNAKES
1.2 albino cal kings
1.0 het albino bananna
2.1 albino banannas
1.1 mexican blacks
1.1.1 knoblochi
1.1 pyros
1.2 mex mex
1.1 66% het hypo durangos
1.1 sinaloan milks
1.1 het hypo tangerine hondurans
1.1 cornsnakes (ghost, okeete)
0.1 albino ruthven
1.1 thayeri
GECKOS
1.1 snow leopard geckos
0.1 albino leopard gecko
2.1 leusistic leopard geckos
0.1.1 hypo tangerine leoaprd geckos
0.1 tremper giant albino tangerine leopard gecko
1.0 carrot head, tangerine, giant jungle albino
2.2 normal leopard geckos (one pair w/solid black eyes)
2.1 tokays
1.1 african fat-tails
1.1.2 crested geckos (fires, red, yellow dalmation)

Replies (3)

Joe Forks Sep 19, 2005 05:29 PM

nematodes... take the snakes to a vet and ask him to check it out. If he confirms he'll want to treat them with Ivermectin or similar.

Ric Blair Sep 20, 2005 12:06 AM

of the snake, and moreso on the sides. Are the snakes robust and seem to be a little on the well fed side. I have seen alot of graybands with lots of fatty deposits lately. People try to get them to breeding size quickly and the snakes are overweight. This can be rectified over time if you put the snakes on a diet. Snakes that have these fatty deposits do not seem to produce offspring very well. Ric Blair

kirkpatrick Sep 20, 2005 11:38 AM

thanks for the info. the guy i got them from said he thought it was just fat as well. but the vet said scar tissue. either way not a serious problem. i'll put them on a diet and see what happens.
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SNAKES
1.2 albino cal kings
1.0 het albino bananna
2.1 albino banannas
1.1 mexican blacks
1.1.1 knoblochi
1.1 pyros
1.2 mex mex
1.1 66% het hypo durangos
1.1 sinaloan milks
1.1 het hypo tangerine hondurans
1.1 cornsnakes (ghost, okeete)
0.1 albino ruthven
1.1 thayeri
GECKOS
1.1 snow leopard geckos
0.1 albino leopard gecko
2.1 leusistic leopard geckos
0.1.1 hypo tangerine leoaprd geckos
0.1 tremper giant albino tangerine leopard gecko
1.0 carrot head, tangerine, giant jungle albino
2.2 normal leopard geckos (one pair w/solid black eyes)
2.1 tokays
1.1 african fat-tails
1.1.2 crested geckos (fires, red, yellow dalmation)

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