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08-Sep-06, 07:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Melbourne Gender:  | | | Mites or some sort of gland near anus of DP
Hello all,
I noticed under light today that my diamond python had a little black dot like the size of a pin head on each side of her anus (sort of half under a scale) which I first thought was a mite. Then I noticed one on the other side of her anus in exactly the opposite side.
Are these some sort of gland or may they be mites. Or what are they? They are in the same spot on each side of her anus.
I bathed her and they were still there. I can't take a photo as my camera is overseas. But any macro pics of your diamonds anus or what it might be, would be appreciated.
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08-Sep-06, 07:36 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | RE: Mites or some sort of gland near anus of DP
they are spurs. snakes have them. remnants of when they had legs. Won't wash  off
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08-Sep-06, 07:44 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Queensland | | | | RE: Mites or some sort of gland near anus of DP
Cloacal spurs. A spur typically consists of a spur base which is capped with a spur claw; species with spurs have one spur at each side of the anal scale. In some smaller species, the spur is reduced in size and set into a fold of skin at the lateral margin of the anal scale, essentially unnoticeable. In some larger species of pythons, spurs are large, strong and very visible upon inspection. The spur is used by the males during courtship to stimulate and position the females.
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08-Sep-06, 08:45 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | So do both male and females have spurs?
As she was sold to me as a female.
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08-Sep-06, 08:48 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | the both do, but males tend to be larger, more pronounced
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08-Sep-06, 08:49 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | you won't tell the sex by the spurs tho
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08-Sep-06, 08:49 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | They both have spurs. The males are usually noticably larger.
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