Quote Originally Posted by loveboatcaptain
Hi

This 3-6 month old ball python has just done its first shed with us, he shed well. He feeds well but he has a bruise on his kneck area.

Sorry about the poor quality pic but its off my mobile phone camera.



I thought he had either been burnt or caught himself on something sharp. But the heat mat is under the viv and the lamp is well out of the way so it cant be those that caught it. The other thing i thought it could be is that has got over enthusiastic whilst rubbing himself free for shedding, but i cant find any sharp objects in his viv.

In the viv with him is a fairly large bit of bog wood type wood, an exo terra hide and an exo terra water bowl.

Im new to snakes and this is my first ball python, so does anyone have any idea what it is? whats caused it and how to provent it?

TIA
How long have you had him? It might be from something before you bought him.Is it a captive bred(from a breeder) or a captive hatched(most pet stores carry these)?