This weekend a friend and I were having a look at my female and my friend noticed that her anal plate consists of two scales instead of one.Has anybody observed this before? How normal is it? Would it effect her reproductive cababilities when she is mature?
Qualifiers: no it does not look broken or injured in any way shape or form, no the shed was not retained, no the snake does not seem to have any health problems,yes the humidity and temps are appropriate, yes it eats just fine, no the substrate is not cedar, and yes the vet has seen it recently.
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2 P. regius, 1 male 1 female, both normal, both CB, both '03, both approximately 22", both approximately 170g, both eat 1 FT rat pup every 5-7 days consistently.
Housed in 40 breeder and 10 regular all glass aquaria.
Humidity and temp measured with 3 digital hygrometers/ thermometers.
Heat provided by lamps with 60W bulbs ( on timers and rheostats) and ZooMed UTH.
Humidity 50-70%
Temps mid 90's-high 70's F depending upon time of day and end of tank.
5-7 hides in each tank
2 or more water dishes in each tank.
Feeding occurs in individual 5gallon plastic pails with lids.
No handling 24-48 hours after feeding.
Thank you for reading first THEN criticizing.