im a bit worried...

i was changin the newspaper to my blood's home and i noticed that it was rather...humid/moist to the point there was some vapor on the inside of the glass.i didnt think much and just dried the water vapor.i picked up my blood and "inspected her" and i saw something that troubled me....i saw that her belly was rather "softer(normally it's a bit dry)" than normal.most of her belly was creamish-looking and her tail was looking creamish looking as well.normally i would think she's getting ready to shed(for the 1st time with me!) but what troubled me was that her eyes weren't clouded like i normally see on my BP.does the underside of the body turn creamish and then the eyes,or should everything turn creamish at once? i noticed this only on her belly and tail, the top part(along the back) looks normal to me.
also...she HASNT eaten for me since i got her back in october.do they normally stop eating before shedding? i dont think so because my BP eats a few days before he sheds.even if she is shedding,maybe that would explain why she hasnt eaten? temperature is about 85 degrees or so and humidity is about 75-80 degrees.

My snakes go 'cremy' or pinkish on the bottom first then about 3 days later goes cloudy all over. Wait to he/she has shed and then try and feed him/her it wont do any harm to wait.

i know but her eyes havent clouded over and i havent checked her in a few days to see if her belly turned pink.but i'll wait a few more days and see if she goes cloudy all over.

You have a baby blood that hasn't eaten for you since october?

Something more than shedding is up. Check your husbandry. You said your temp was "about 85 degrees or so"..what does that mean? What are you using to measure the temperature?

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Something more than shedding is up. Check your husbandry. You said your temp was "about 85 degrees or so"..what does that mean? What are you using to measure the temperature?

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means that the average temperature in her viv is usually about 85 degrees F, i use a thermometer from...grrr....cant remember from what company.i'll check it when i get home.i got it from petco and it has a green gecko or something in the middle.

If you want a real temperature reading, get a real thermometer. Pet store thermometers tend to be of exceptionally low quality. Target or Walmart's hardware section carry a great selection of digital thermometers that will give you a correct reading.

Kara told me to keep my juvi blood at 82-84 degrees constantly. They don't need to be as warm as ball pythons do.

cool i'll try that.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

You have a baby blood that hasn't eaten for you since october?

Something more than shedding is up.

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same thing i told myself.i'll be home in a while so i'll check on her and update.

You should check your humidity too. It is too high. It should be around 60% and when she is about to shed you can raise it, becuase if you have the humidity that high all the time your blood is going to get an RI or skin infections.

oh i thought i should've kept the humidity high...i guess i'll make things a little drier then....