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    Pink stripes along belly, cause for concern?

    my 2 year old finished antibiotics a few weeks ago for septicemia but it looks like it maybe coming back. He has a few pink stripes along his belly and isn't due for a shed yet. Should I get him back on antibiotics? He is eating fine and hasn't been lethargic like he was the first time. Gets fresh water everyday. Temps 90 warm side 80-87 cooler side. Humidity about 60-70% I would post a picture but I'm pretty new on here and unsure of how to do that

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    Get some pics and post them so we can look and see.

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    Re: Pink stripes along belly, cause for concern?

    http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...atid=newimages

    posted the link. I still don't know how to attach pictures to the thread
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    Usually mine develop a pink belly when they are going to shed.
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    Lighting is a little funky but looks like regular pre-shed pink belly to me.

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    Hard to see, but looks like pre-shed to me too.

    If it's shed, every scale on the belly will get that pink look uniformly at pretty much the same time. If it's an infection, the colors will usually show up in different places at different times and will not look uniform (covering each scale in the exact same way).
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    It comes and goes. A few days ago it was random spots throughout the belly. Last night it was all over. I'm sorry for the poor lighting. I'll keep an eye on him and if necessary take him back to the vet

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