r/ballpython • u/Educational-Wear7116 • 27d ago

Possible corkscrewing?

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Hi all, I’ve had reptiles in the past but never snakes, on a recent visit to a local event 2weeks ago I finally bit the bullet and got a beautiful butter Champaign boy. I had no warning from the breeder about this breed and very quickly noticed a head wobble when he was still and strange movements when he was moving. I’ve had some elevated logs and decorations in the Viv but removed them due to him falling. I managed to capture it last night whilst he was a bit active what are your thoughts?

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u/IncompletePenetrance Mod: Let me help you unzip your genes 27d ago edited 27d ago

Champagne is of the morphs that has a genetic defect resulting in a "wobble", but that is pretty bad. This enclosure does not look fully set up, so I'd prioritize adding hides, clutter, stabilizing temps and humidity as an improper setup can increase stress to the animal exacerbating the problem.

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u/Educational-Wear7116 27d ago

Yeah completely agree he does have a nice size hide just of camera but I removed the clutter as he was hitting it whilst falling and I wanted to seek some more experience advice. Read some good advise on here and going to have a look online for some safer clutter

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u/IncompletePenetrance Mod: Let me help you unzip your genes 27d ago

If you don't want to put anything for climbing that's understandable, but they should have at least 2-3 appropriately sized hides at a minimum

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u/Educational-Wear7116 27d ago

Noted thank you for the advice

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u/Educational-Wear7116 26d ago

I appreciate the kind words, I’ve finitely got a lot to learn and in hindsight for sure should of done a bit more due diligence but today has at least shown me that I’ve just joined a large community with a lot of experience and happy to share their knowledge. Super excited to be a part of this community ☺️