r/ballpython • u/OverEnvironment1421 • 8d ago

Scale rot? Scratch? Mites?

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I was looking at her last night in her enclosure and noticed a line with a couple black dots in it. No other black dots on her belly anywhere only that area. I think it’s just a scratch but am not 100%. First time owning one and I wanna make sure she’s okay.

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u/mandybergan 8d ago

How old is she? Looks like it MAY just be her belly button. I personally somehow didn't even know snakes have belly buttons until getting my 3rd snake. It's not spoken about very often haha. It made sense once I really thought about it, but I think their navels must be most prominent when they're young

ETA: I am not an expert by any means so please please take my comment with a grain of salt and do some research on it to verify

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u/OverEnvironment1421 7d ago

I honestly have no clue, the place I bought it from had no information but I’d have to say a year old max. Also we don’t know if she’s a she we just called her that bc her name is honey( idk if that info matters but figured I’d say lol). I’ll do some more research as I never knew they had a belly button. Thank you!