Split Belly Scales

[Strutter769]

This little girl is kept on Repti-Bark, with absolutely nothing sharp in the enclosure. This is the lower 1/3 of her body, approximately, and she has just gone into shed. Any ideas?

[Lankyrob]

Belly button??

[Kavyrie]

That's her belly button :P It will fade with age.

[shaunyboy]

imo it's an umbilical cord scar Roy

cheers shaun

[Strutter769]

Man did I panic! Thanks everyone. Feel a bit foolish, but this snake was PRICEY!

[shaunyboy]

being honest Roy i've never even looked at any of my Carpets umbilical cord scars

its not like they're in a place thats on show

don't beat yourself up,as it's ALWAYS better to be safe,than sorry mate

cheers shaun:)

[Strutter769]

Anyone familiar with "cleft scutes?"

[shaunyboy]

Anyone familiar with "cleft scutes?"

cleft scutes are a congenital defect,that usually means there was a problem during incubation mate

from the 1 picture i have of cleft scutes,they look like the scales,above the thin brown line on your snakes belly Roy

cheers shaun

[Strutter769]

Thanks, Shaun.

Does it look different than what we've determined to be the belly button in this photo?

[shaunyboy]

Thanks, Shaun.

Does it look different than what we've determined to be the belly button in this photo?


re your picture
above the thin brown line,there are scales that sit further apart,above that,there is a pearlecent type look to some of the scales...

if yours does NOT have,what looks like a pearlecent look and the scale appears flat underneath the pearlecent part,then imo it's NOT cleft scutes mate

sorry for the crap description mate

cheers shaun

[Pareeeee]

So THAT's what that is. I noticed it on my BP and assumed he had somehow cut his scales...