VERY pink belly

Why oh why do I let these things stress me out so badly? Ugh...
My pinstripe has a very pink belly. I'm checking temps obsessively to make sure he's not getting burnt, and there's just no way. He's also very testy. And he's a bit crinkly. But it's been a few days since I've noticed and he still hasn't gone blue yet... I read the sticky thread (again) on shedding, and it said pink belly for 2 daysish, so I'm getting nervous. I haven't had him for a shed yet, so this might just be what his look like. I only have one other to compare him to, and Jackson doesn't get pink at all. Sooo, naturally I have to irrationally spaz out. :rolleyes:

My male Pastel gets a pink belly a full week before he goes blue... every snake had his/her own way of doing things. They just love to stress us out :P

Stop worrying! If the temps are correct, it's due to shed, some get more pink than others lol

Nothing to worry about, he's going into shed.

I had never noticed this on my normal but like 4 days she went into the blue during her last shed her belly was reallllllyyyyy pink. I dont remember seeing this on her before but it happened last time lol.

My Jigsaw get a VERY pink belly before shed.

yup SHED BELLY! my mojo girl got super pink last time more then she ever has so i actually thought she was mildly burned...nope. just shed belly.
i used to check temps neurotically too but have calmed down some. dont worry, once you get into a good routine with monitoring the temps & humidity, it gets a tad easier. i write everything down in notebooks & am crazy with details for the just-in-case scenario for a possible future vet visit.

A good shed is just what your little guy needs right now, especially after the trouble with the mites. I wouldn't be suprised if he eats for you a day or so after this shed.

Relax, all is well :gj:

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Originally Posted by Slim

A good shed is just what your little guy needs right now, especially after the trouble with the mites. I wouldn't be suprised if he eats for you a day or so after this shed.

Relax, all is well :gj:

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That's precisely what I'm hoping for...! Ah, that would just be the best...

Aye I had my big normal girl give me the same scare I come home her belly was so pink I could have sworn she was burnt. Checked Rechecked temps all good 4 days later she went blue I think you are fine :)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

My male Pastel gets a pink belly a full week before he goes blue... every snake had his/her own way of doing things. They just love to stress us out :P

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Same here.
The Pastels, Spider, Fire and Bee all get seriously pink and stay that way for what seems forever.
The Yellowbelly goes "peach".

I wish I'd taken a photo of my Colombian Boa when he went pink.
He was precisely the color of canned salmon.

You want scary? The first time my pied went pink, I thought she'd gone swimming in red Koolaid! Everywhere that was white turned bright pink, not just her belly. :O

Wow, geez! I thought that the ones that go pink just go slightly pink, so I was really alarmed to see the color of his belly. It's good to know that it's totally normal. I thought for sure he had gotten burnt, but his temps are spot on. I'm so excited to see his colors after his shed!

I have a male pinstripe this also happened to me i thought i burnt his belly but it just turned out to be apart of the shed process

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

You want scary? The first time my pied went pink, I thought she'd gone swimming in red Koolaid! Everywhere that was white turned bright pink, not just her belly. :O

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This. ^

When my pied boy gets ready to shed, all of his white turns pink. I mean, really pink! More than once it has freaked me out, even though I already know what it is.

Gale

blueberry what do u mean crinkly?

i ask because i think i know what u mean by crinkly because thats the only way i can describe what my snake is like right now. His belly is pink and his scales feel all crinkly and weird.

i know that worried feeling and it scares the crap out of me to feel him like that. I have been debating whether or not to start a betadyne bath treatment cause some of his scales have a brown tinge around the edges and its worrying me

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You want scary? The first time my pied went pink, I thought she'd gone swimming in red Koolaid! Everywhere that was white turned bright pink, not just her belly. :O

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by dereklondon24

i ask because i think i know what u mean by crinkly because thats the only way i can describe what my snake is like right now. His belly is pink and his scales feel all crinkly and weird.

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Like potato chips.

:)

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Originally Posted by Salamander

Like potato chips.

:)

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Yes! Before I saw your post and I read the question, that's exactly how I was gonna answer! No joke. :D

Sounds like you might be about to see a shed, Derek. Have you not had one shed before? You are in for a treat, mister. I can't get over how much I enjoy sheds.

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i know that worried feeling and it scares the crap out of me to feel him like that. I have been debating whether or not to start a betadyne bath treatment cause some of his scales have a brown tinge around the edges and its worrying me

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DON'T bathe him - let him shed out. Soaking him before he's ready to shed will strip necessary oils and cause a bad shed when there didn't need to be problems.

So true, Annarose. I bathed mine before a shed once at the advice of a pet store clerk, and his shed was terrible. I mean, it was in little flakes. Not a single full piece. Def don't bathe before a shed.

Na it's not my first shed I have had my bp for over 2 years but I don't ever remember him having a pink belly or feeling all crinkly. The crinkly thing along with tinged brown scales are what are throwing me off. Plus he had not eaten for 6 months and ate finally on Friday so maybe he was always pink like that when he was about to shed and I just forgot cause its been so long lol.


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1.0 normal bp- Blitz
1.0 Nicaraguan boa- Gavin
0.1 Red Tail Boa- Tara

Right about now, my pastel has a belly, that is the prettiest shade of pink...... Don't worry, that amazing shade of pink is probably just a shed a comin..... ;)

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

Yes! Before I saw your post and I read the question, that's exactly how I was gonna answer! No joke. :D

Sounds like you might be about to see a shed, Derek. Have you not had one shed before? You are in for a treat, mister. I can't get over how much I enjoy sheds.

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Creepy, crunchy goodness!

:D

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Right about now, my pastel has a belly, that is the prettiest shade of pink...... Don't worry, that amazing shade of pink is probably just a shed a comin..... ;)

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My male Pastel is about to shed and his bright lemony yellow parts are a gorgeous shade of salmon pink.

Leon, the Spider, is of course, shedding in sync and his yellow/peachy parts are a glowing tangerine.

It would be so cool if they were really those colors all the time.

Bradley's eyes finally seem to be going cloudy. I noticed the pink belly around the 12th! It's kinda crazy that he started showing signs of a shed so soon. It's definitely coming...

I feel u blue blitz just got real milky eyes yesterday and darkened up so I'm hoping he sheds tonight. Both o my boas just shed and ate and I'm tired of keeping his rat in a tank lol


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1.0 normal bp- Blitz
1.0 Nicaraguan boa- Gavin
0.1 Red Tail Boa- Tara