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Red underside
Hi everyone, I need help with something.
When I picked up my ball python today to hold him, I noticed there is a slight red/orangeish tinge along most of his underside. It's not very severe at all; I barely noticed it. I've already heard about scale rot, but I am unsure.
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons
Hes going into shed :gj:
Hmm I've never noticed a tinge on his underside before he sheds, although I've never looked either :P This makes sense as he is late for his annual shedding.
Thank you!
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Just about to go into shed.
I give you props tho! Some people think their questions are dumb ( i know i did when i first started, i still think some of my questions are dumb :P) Due to this people don't ask the questions they have. Which can cause an unnecessary vet visit or a problem that could have been easily prevented.
:gj:
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by DZ Reptiles
Just about to go into shed.
I give you props tho! Some people think their questions are dumb ( i know i did when i first started, i still think some of my questions are dumb :P) Due to this people don't ask the questions they have. Which can cause an unnecessary vet visit or a problem that could have been easily prevented.
:gj:
Haha thanks, I'll admit, I'm kind of paranoid when it comes to making sure my snake is healthy and safe :P. Also, how often do you need to replace the bedding of a bp's cage? I always remove his waste after he does his business.
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Depends on how big of a movement he had. For my balls i use paper towels so each time thye go its a full clean everytime.
If using aspen or sani chips daily spot cleans with a bi weekly swap
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons
Depends on how big of a movement he had. For my balls i use paper towels so each time thye go its a full clean everytime.
If using aspen or sani chips daily spot cleans with a bi weekly swap
So you replace all of the bedding every two weeks? I know he does not urinate in a liquid form so I always just pick up his waste and sometimes sprinkle a little bedding over where he did it.
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Re: Red underside
funny :rofl: lol same thing happened to me yesterday. i see my pastel is getting ready to shed and set him aside in my shed tub where humidity is a little higher and his belly before the shed and his shed after were both a reddish tint. and ive had him for over a year and never noticed.
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by Austenh96
So you replace all of the bedding every two weeks? I know he does not urinate in a liquid form so I always just pick up his waste and sometimes sprinkle a little bedding over where he did it. And what do you use the paper towels for? Sorry I'm a bit slow today :P
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by Austenh96
Haha thanks, I'll admit, I'm kind of paranoid when it comes to making sure my snake is healthy and safe :P. Also, how often do you need to replace the bedding of a bp's cage? I always remove his waste after he does his business.
Aren't we all?
What are you using for substrate? I use newspaper... 1. It's free! 2. Works just as well as anything else out there. 3. Easy to clean, just swap the old newspaper when your snake makes a mess with a whole new set of newspaper.
~ DZ
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by blo0
funny :rofl: lol same thing happened to me yesterday. i see my pastel is getting ready to shed and set him aside in my shed tub where humidity is a little higher and his belly before the shed and his shed after were both a reddish tint. and ive had him for over a year and never noticed.
Cool, thanks for your help :)
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I use paper towels fro their bedding. Its changed every time they pee or poop. I dont use wood bedding
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by DZ Reptiles
Aren't we all?
What are you using for substrate? I use newspaper... 1. It's free! 2. Works just as well as anything else out there. 3. Easy to clean, just swap the old newspaper when your snake makes a mess with a whole new set of newspaper.
~ DZ
Well I've had him for a couple months and I've never actually replaced his bedding. I layed newspaper all over the bottom, then covered it with about 3/4 of an inch of aspen snake bedding.
P.s., I always remove his waste from the cage :P
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons
I use paper towels fro their bedding. Its changed every time they pee or poop. I dont use wood bedding
But their waste has no liquid so I just remove the waste. And I use aspen snake bedding so how often should I replace it all?
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by Austenh96
But their waste has no liquid so I just remove the waste. And I use aspen snake bedding so how often should I replace it all?
They do have some liquid pee. I would replace at least monthly, when I used aspen I replaced and cleaned every two weeks, or when I saw waste.
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redness on the belly can be a sign of septicemia aswell.
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and they dont just have solid wee
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Re: Red underside
UPDATE:: His skin has faded from a red to a more of a pinkish color. I think you are all right about him going into shed because bits of dead skin are now starting to peel off. Here are some pics: http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...ation201-1.jpg
You can see the redness better on his lower half on this picture.
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...ation200-1.jpg
Also there is some tiny scabbing going on..
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Scabbing going on on his belly?!
This could be a problem, not just a shed.
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This happened to my female pastel. I thought thought there was something wrong, so I waited till she shed to see what was going on. After she shed, she looked just fine. In fact the "scabbing" look a lot worse on my female, than it does in your pics. So my advice would be to just wait until she sheds out.
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by DZ Reptiles
Scabbing going on on his belly?!
This could be a problem, not just a shed.
You can see in the pictures, the scabbing is in teeny tiny specks where it is. Doesn't concern me much at the moment.
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Re: Red underside
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Originally Posted by CINCYBall
This happened to my female pastel. I thought thought there was something wrong, so I waited till she shed to see what was going on. After she shed, she looked just fine. In fact the "scabbing" look a lot worse on my female, than it does in your pics. So my advice would be to just wait until she sheds out.
Thanks, I think he's just going into shed also. Hey, does your snake's scales become more loose before it sheds? I can flip his scales up alot more easily than normal right now.. I hope it's just a side effect of him going into shed.
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Yes my snake's scales do tend yo feel a little "loose," but i wldnt worry about, its normal. If i cld suggest anything, maybe judt check the humidity, but think all is well.
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