Line on belly?

i was hangin out with my 09 bp today and noticed he had a little line type thing on his belly. it is about an inch long and looks like a little line in the scales of the belly. not the anus alredy chekd.

If it goes up and down, it could be the start of scale rot?

Thats the snake's version of a belly button :) Nothing to worry about they all have it and its especially noticeable when they are young.

Edit: Does it look like this?

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=94503

Oh wow- never saw that before. I have one that has such a line and hers is a healed scar from scale rot for sure (We treated her for it).

If it's just a tiny darkish fine line just up from the vent a little ways, it's just the healed umbilicus that once attached your baby snake to it's nutrition source inside it's egg. Eventually it pretty much disappears but it's very commonly seen in young bp's. :)

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

Thats the snake's version of a belly button :) Nothing to worry about they all have it and its especially noticeable when they are young.

Edit: Does it look like this?

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=94503

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yea it looks like that. thanks :bow: i was so scared when that first comment said scale rot. my little guy alredy had to go through treatment for mites and i dont want to stres him or me anymore. its not dark though it is just looks like a little healed line(just like the pic except not dark, cuz his bellly is white) i tried to take a picture but i couldnt get a clear shot of it. thank you so much any more info lemme kno

Yup, sorry about that!!!! Learn something new every day!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

If it's just a tiny darkish fine line just up from the vent a little ways, it's just the healed umbilicus that once attached your baby snake to it's nutrition source inside it's egg. Eventually it pretty much disappears but it's very commonly seen in young bp's. :)

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okay that sounds good. should i take him to the vet in a few weeks to get a check up to make sure he is healthy? and how much do you think it would cost?

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Originally Posted by bamf64

okay that sounds good. should i take him to the vet in a few weeks to get a check up to make sure he is healthy? and how much do you think it would cost?

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If he's eating, defecating and shedding, a vet visit probably isn't necessary. You can bag up a poop (put in fridge) to drop off at the vets to do a fecal float just to make sure he doesn't have any internal parasites. That's about $20 for the test, and the snake doesn't have to come in. If it tests positive, medication is about $10 for 2 doses.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

If he's eating, defecating and shedding, a vet visit probably isn't necessary. You can bag up a poop (put in fridge) to drop off at the vets to do a fecal float just to make sure he doesn't have any internal parasites. That's about $20 for the test, and the snake doesn't have to come in. If it tests positive, medication is about $10 for 2 doses.

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okay thanks. he deficated the first day i got him,and i am still letting him settle in until sunday and ill try feeding him sunday nite a live fuzzy. and he still has yet to shed his first time with me. but his scales are a really nice color and his eyes are nice and black, his tounge is still flopin around so i herd thats good. hey msg me on youtube if you have one its easier for me . i also have videos of my bp corn snake and leopard geckos every few days. hit me up heres the link

http://www.youtube.com/user/bamf64