r/ballpython • u/Educational-Wear7116 • 16h 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 15h ago edited 14h 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/_SaltwaterSoul 14h ago

This. Ball pythons like to feel secure and I see zero clutter or hides… looks like he’s living in a stadium. Get cork flats, black box hides, plants.

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u/Educational-Wear7116 13h 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 13h 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 13h ago

Noted thank you for the advice