Pink belly on ball python

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Originally Posted by dylan815

If my UTH is the culprit and my snake has been burned is there anyway that the failing uth could have sudden hot spurts? Because it doesn't feel too hot to the touch. Nothing that could ever burn anything.


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The hottest a hot spot should be is about 90. Your body temp is around 98. If the hot spot feels warm to you it is probably already too hot for the snake.

You UTH could be failing or it might not be. It could have been too warm the entire time you have had it. If the ambient temp dropped the animal may have stayed on the hot spot even though it was too hot. A ball python will burn itself before it will allow itself to be too cold.

i have ordered good thermostats for the snakes. In the mean time what should i do with the spider ball with the singed belly? i have unplugged the heating pad and put a heat lamp over the tank to give her some heat. What should i do with the burnt belly? just let her be? should i switch off of coco nut fiber to something like paper towels or newspaper? thanks!

I would switch to paper towels and change them out as soon as they get dirty. As to the burn itself it does not look super bad by the pictures, I would probably leave it alone unless it starts to blister. I will leave it up to others that have actually had to deal with burns to give you a little better advice.