changing color

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Sonja also has really really dark phase :) Like today after her bunny meal.

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Awww that's our girl! For those that don't know, the big boa pictured in my previous post is now in her forever home with Becky. She was a rescue we kept for a long time and at that time believing it to be a him, we named "him" Rauri. Becky's since confirmed our suspicions that Rauri was a female and renamed her Sonja.

I'm so very glad she's doing well Becky and still loving her bunny dinners! She always did go very dark after a nice sized meal, likely from the need to conserve maximum heat for digestion. (sorry for the thread hijack folks :) )

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/5...38c59b7359.jpg

And her belly
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/5...0c22f15435.jpg

Gorgeous boa. I'm not sure about the pink on the belly though. Is there any chance she it getting ready to shed? How long has the belly been that color?

It's been like that for a few days. A week, max.

And, she should be shedding soon. She and Hayden both seem to be on the same timer.. and he's in blue right now.

She's always laying on her UTH, so if she doesn't shed, I'm going to put some more substrate over in just in case she's getting a little burned.

Make sure the glass over the UTH doesn't get too warm. What I liked to do when I used glass tanks was put a piece of tile over the glass to help spread the heat better.

That looks more like the start of a burn, check your temps on that uth. Is it controlled by a thermostat or a rheostat?

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Originally Posted by Wild Bill

That looks more like the start of a burn, check your temps on that uth. Is it controlled by a thermostat or a rheostat?

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No.
I'm saving money for one, though.

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Originally Posted by resisted

No.
I'm saving money for one, though.

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I'd get one quickly and do something to remedy the situation. The vet bill will be more than the thermostat if you don't get it fixed. ;)

That was my initial thought bill. Either that or she was in damp conditions for too long. You need to control the uth somehow. They get too hot to be uncontrolled