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Originally Posted by bcr229
No these guys can push and cause face swelling but not break their skin.
When they really get going they put an insane amount of force on their teeth and jaws.
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This. The snout may have had some minor deformity before due to it likely being a chronic pusher. I have a male 50% SD F2 Tiger that is around 11' and he was an absolutely killer pusher when he was in a tub / 4' vision when he was younger. With him in a 6' cage now, he still pushes from time to time, but never to the point of any further damage - but he did clef his front scales some at a young age from it. In the OP's images it looks like the swelling is fresh - I've had a snake do that overnight to that extent. Sometimes you can change the cage up, other times its feeding a large meal, and even other times you can put a warm two liter bottle of water inside the cage for them to knock around - almost like its a boredom thing in some cases. . .
Anytime legal aspects come into play (10' under legislation) the OP should stick with strictly pure SD stock, or 75% SD Stock with known lines from breeders who track it thoroughly. I've preached SD Retic sizing and misrepresentation for years - BCR can attest to this. It's always going to be a gamble when any mainland blood is present.
If the images clearly show facial destruction in the images sent, the seller should have addressed it. So yes, this needs better addressing from the sellers side of the story.