Thread: Umbilical cord?
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Old 08-05-2005, 10:47 PM   #1
Knight_errant
Umbilical cord?

One of my new babies has what I can only describe as an umbilical cord and part of a placenta still attached to it's underside about an inch above the anal area. Is this a problem I need to be concerned about? I wasn't going to mess with it, figuring it will dry up and drop off, but figured I should ask, just to be on the safe side. I don't recall seeing any information pertaining to this issue in any of the books I have.

The cord is about 1.5 to 2 inches in length and has a meaty looking blob on the end. These are the same color as a pinky mouse and look to be of about the same kind of tissue. I never even imagined snakes would have such, but when I thought about it, they have to have some way in which to absorb the nutrients from the egg.

Thank you,

Erik