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Could she be shedding?

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  • 03-15-2011, 10:50 PM
    TreF68
    Could she be shedding?
    Sorry, its late and the lighting is really bad for pics. i can get some to you guys tomorrow if need be.

    That being said, My little 6 month old Rosy Boa seems to be developing a pink belly. It has been a couple days and it hasnt gotten any darker, or redder. I have read that it could mean she is shedding. The thing is, the person i bought her from said she shed (say that 10 times fast)... sorry, she shed the last weekend of February. so in a little over 2 weeks, could she be shedding again?

    Only other thing i can think of is her UTH that is TOTALLY turned down on the rheostat is still about 110 degrees. Im measuring that with an inside/outside home and garden thermometer's probe directly on the bottom of the tank, underneath the substrate. Is that too hot? how much is "too hot"

    the rest of her cage is 85 on one side and about 75ish on the cool side.

    She is still acting fine, she seems to really like being held. She has never been aggressive in any way.

    Ive only had her for a week, so ive got lots of questions.

    Thanks guys
  • 03-16-2011, 06:45 PM
    TreF68
    Could she be shedding? pic update
    here is a pic that i took. you can KINDA see the pink, but not really in the pic

    http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCF4292.jpg
  • 03-16-2011, 06:58 PM
    llovelace
    Well lighter colored animals especially, white ones will have a pink hue to their bellies, her belly looks fine to me, she could very well be in the beginning of another shed cycle.
  • 03-16-2011, 07:19 PM
    Alexandra V
    Re: Could she be shedding?
    It could definitely be that shes going into shed again, and as was already said the white snakes usually have a pinkish hue to them. 110 is verging on the hot side of life, but I'm not a rosy boa expert by any means, so on that front you'll want the opinion of someone else too. However, her belly does not look like its burnt, so I don't think its too bad.
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