Hey Guys,

I am nervous as hell right now! I just bought 5 het. Axanthic snakes off of a breeder who was getting out of the business. When we brought them home we hadn't bought enough substrate so we put a couple of them on craft paper. Today when I was changing their paper I noticed a couple of black dots on the paper. I looked them over and they all have black dots around their bellies! Now I've handled them probably more than I should have this week, but I never noticed any black dots on me, and I never noticed any blood. The dots are not moving and their vents seem to be clear. They have not been in their water dishes, although one likes to sleep over his dish.

I'm wondering if this is normal coloring or if I should be worried. We have the 5 snakes in quarantine (they came with a rack) in another room - I would treat them right away but they have had a very stressful couple of months (not being fed or housed properly) and I don't want to put them through it if I don't have to. Ill post a picture in a couple of minutes.

Thanks guys!

Chris