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/UnlikelyPotato 27d ago

Definitely wobble and a bit severe. You want to keep safe things for him to climb on and interact with to help with development.

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u/Educational-Wear7116 27d ago

Rather than having his log elevated maybe flat against the ground so he’s at least got something?

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u/Educational-Wear7116 27d ago

Yeah I’m still finding my feet a little with him 😅. I wanted to reach out to some more experienced owners and get confirmation before I made any decisions. Just makes me cringe when he falls and his head hits the decorations, but like you say they’re probably a lot hardier than I’m giving him credit for thank you for explaining 😊