Santa Isabel Ground Boa Baby - New Owner, Questions, Discussion, Pictures

[Bogertophis]

Hello all, been a long time. I joined over a decade ago after getting my first ball python. She was adopted, I think, to someone I met on here, not sure.

Anyway, I recently aquired two new snakes, one of them is a Santa Isabel Island Ground Boa. Have done some searching I've found a few articles but they mainly refer to Solomon Island Boas. I'm aware the scientific names are a big deal around the reptile community and i've seen two variations. Can anyone tell me which is correct for my particular snake?

"Candoia paulsoni" or "Candoia carinata paulsoni"



Second question right off the bat, my baby was born New Year's Eve. So easy to keep track of age here, but also very small. I about go cross-eyed while trying to inspect him. But tonight I noticed something which I can not tell is normal, or a bad thing? Do Baby Boa's have a sort of... Belly button like thing? Or does my baby have some kind of weird thing going on here? (See photos, hopefully the link works. Not used to doing it like this)...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mWSNaSi792oeRJFw5


I hope to keep this thread going for discussion, all my future/other questions (Yeah I have others)... And for sharing photos (I am a photo-nut and have many to share and would love to see other's).

Welcome back! I have no experience with these cuties, but I took a look at your photos- her umbilicus (where she was developing from) appears slightly infected to me: usually it ends up being a tiny closed slit, & later, often disappears altogether on snakes.

If that was my snake, I'd probably dab either a little diluted povidone iodine (aka Betadine) or Vetericyn ointment (FOR reptiles) on that now & then, while it heals up. If it doesn't, see an experienced herp vet. This site can help you locate one: https://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661

Most here use the Tapatalk app for posting photos- https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-Post-Pictures