farmerjan
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Yes it looks like a hernia. And yes, they have "belly buttons" as they are mammals and have an attachment to the placenta when they are in utero. Hernias are not that uncommon, usually appearing one of 2 times; either early on when they are small or later when they are getting bigger and close to butchering. If he is peeing fine, then I wouldn't get too worried at this point. Sometimes they seem to "grow out of" the ones that appear when small. There usually isn't any real "surgery" to do as it is too risky, and costly. And I would never keep one for breeding that has a hernia. Basically I would just keep an eye on it. If it gets too big then he needs to be butchered then. Since you are only going to keep them for another month or so, let's hope that he will just keep on as is and the butchering will take care of it.
@misfitmorgan might have another opinion.
@misfitmorgan might have another opinion.