Odds are no.So when we look at abnormalities, we need to keep in mind there are two major factors to a snake developing into a happy healthy snake: 1. Its genetics- or the instructions left by its parents to build that baby snake. 2. Its incubation- the resources, and ability to carry out the instructions. If a problem happens with either, that's where abnormalities come from. So! Lets address this most common abnormality. If we look at house snake embryology you’ll notice that the entire face actually develops at a pointy shape before it rounds out later in development.  Now if we look at the ocular migration, (slide D) we can see that the eye actually develops very much so near the beginning of development. So! Here’s how this all applies.
If during incubation the egg experiences a rapid rise or drop in temperature/humidity/oxygen during the migration stage the development of the eye can be shunted, or fail to develop entirely (no eyes!) If it doesn’t develop properly the system will use time & resources to try to repair it, but subsequent stages will be delayed and need to “work around it” so to speak. Since the rounding of the face is the last thing to develop, it may run out of resources to finish that task, and hatch with a slightly pointy face instead. This is typically an incubation issue, not a genetic one. However, if for some reason the animal later produces only pointy face small eyed babies, that would mean she suffered a spontaneous change in her genetic code, which is now preventing the hatchlings from proper development simply because the instructions are not there. But this is strongly unlikely to happen. This is almost always an egg that was smaller from the gate (less resources to spare), then was attacked by mold or experienced an instability early in development. Hope that helps!
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No more than glass is. Allow me explain.Tubs are not cruel or unethical. Tubs are inanimate objects with no feelings, thoughts, or choice in how they are used. Same as glass. It is the people who can be cruel. There is nothing that restricts a person from using a plastic bin to provide ample space, proper thermal and humidity gradient, security, and even enrichment. There is nothing to prevent a glass tank from being barren, cramped, unsanitary, and entirely outside of proper thermogradients/humidity/security for the animal being kept inside it. Such an enclosure is not automatically superior to the former solely because it is made of glass. To suggest otherwise is shows an innocent lack of understanding at best or willful virtue signaling at worst. Again, It is not the material the enclosure is made of that matters. It is the person behind it. Its entirely noble to want to advocate for the animals well being, but you're not going to get anywhere raging against an inanimate object when it's the human behavior that you actually want to change. If racks, tubs, and all plastic were entirely outlawed- there would still be crappy keepers. They'd just be keeping crappily in glass instead. Point is we could do a lot more good if people would place the rage where it actually belongs (at the behavior not the instrument), and cite scientific, species specific, studies that support why they feel that way. That's how we're going to make real progress instead of just being viewed as a group of people that hopped on the bandwagon of an anthropomorphizing trend- which i'm sure those of us that have been doing this a while have noticed is is quickly and easily dismissed. Just trying to help... |
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