I noticed that one of my corns has a couple of divided belly scales. The first couple are a little more than half way down. The others are a few rows before the vent. Non of my other corns has these. Is this natural or could there be some other "influence" such as cross breeding, hybridizing etc?
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divided belly scales.....
wisema2297
Mar 21, 2007 07:56 AM
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DMong
Mar 21, 2007 12:27 PM
Nobody's perfect!,....even snakes!LOL,.....it's just a deformity that happens sometimes, it doesn't mean anything at all......Like any other animal(including humans), there are going to be things that don't form properly................Doug
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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!
wisema2297
Mar 21, 2007 01:20 PM
Great!! That's what I was hoping to find out. Thanks.
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Gophersnake13
Mar 21, 2007 08:04 PM
My albino black rat has a few of those, one near the vent and two in the mid section, I would'nt call it divided but more of like a dent that puts a line between the belly scales. I'm not really sure. He is a ravenous eater, and is relatively tame so I guess it should be nothing to worry about.
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-J.Hill
snakemanuk
Mar 31, 2007 06:08 AM
Its normal, the ones about half way down maybe 2/3 are where his attachment to his yolk sac was when he was in the egg, kind of like the navel on a person, where the umbilical cord was attached.
