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Hello, the past few weeks I've noticed this bump on my corn. It's solid and has been visible for several weeks through out at least three feed and excrement cycles. The corn seems to be in great health, good temperment, eats/poops well, and it doesn't seem to hurt the snake when I handle him (even around the bump).

I've had him/her for about two years now and has always been a wonderful snake. Anyway, it was really hard to get a good picture of what this looks like, but the first picture below shows it the best.

Again, the snake is eating/pooping normally and the bump is solid and appears to cause the snake no pain, but I am wondering what is going on. I probably will take to a herp vet unless people here can tell me what it is, and how to treat it.
Thank you very much!
Jesse

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1.0 Corn Snake
"Mr. Hat"
1.0 Ball Python
"Kitty"

>>Hello, the past few weeks I've noticed this bump on my corn. It's solid and has been visible for several weeks through out at least three feed and excrement cycles. The corn seems to be in great health, good temperment, eats/poops well, and it doesn't seem to hurt the snake when I handle him (even around the bump).
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>>I've had him/her for about two years now and has always been a wonderful snake. Anyway, it was really hard to get a good picture of what this looks like, but the first picture below shows it the best.
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>>Again, the snake is eating/pooping normally and the bump is solid and appears to cause the snake no pain, but I am wondering what is going on. I probably will take to a herp vet unless people here can tell me what it is, and how to treat it.
>>Thank you very much!
>>Jesse

Hi Jesse,

It is nothing to worry about. These are fat lumps. Most adult corns will get these when fed every week. What I would suggest is that you start feeding him every 14 to 21 days. If you continue to feed like you do it will probably get more and more fat. And then it will get a problem. A fat corn will die most likely much sooner than any healhy corn. I have an 11 years old male with fat lumbs. I feed him every 3 - 4 weeks. He is hungry all the time of course but he is not loosing weight. In fact he continues to grow about an inch per year.. He is 6' right now.

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Marcel Poots (Holland)
'Where is your crown King Nothing?' James Hettfield

if i were you, i'd still keep an eye on it. my roommate has a ball python that developed a lump (larger then the one on your snake) and it ended up being a bacterial infection. fortunatly it was easily treatable! i don't think i'd worry unless it keeps getting bigger!

-spangles
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Pets:
0.0.2 Albino Corns
0.0.1 Normal Corn
0.0.2 Green Iguanas