Mouse Bite?

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Originally Posted by piedlover79

I don't know what caused this, but it looks all fixed.

I worked in a pet store for a while and I had a very angry mother come back with the ball python baby that she had bought from us *demanding* to know what surgery the snake had had because of the umbilical line.

She was very embarrassed when I explained the line.

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:rofl:That's pretty funny. The first time I saw it I was concerned too though, just hadn't come across it in any reading yet.

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Well, if you are feeding live then it's possible the injury could have come from the claws of the mice feet. They are very sharp as are the teeth. So, it could be several causes but for sure it centers around the live mouse more than anything else. Just my .02 cents. Beautiful reptile btw. Feed f/t so he doesn't get scarred up. If e feedings he'll switch over. Good luck. :gj: Try to monitor those live feedings as much as possible to avoid accidents and injury to the bp in the future.

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I got him switched over to f/t a couple feedings after this happened. He just took his second f/t meal tonight :D.