Septicemia

Panicking because I seriously don't know if this is a septicemia, or an irritation her heat and humidity is fine.
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Do you mean the pinkish belly? Might be her going into shed.

If you are seriously worried, my advice is go to the vet. My vet charges $54 for an office visit. Not bad for piece of mind.

Yes, and I don't think she is, it's quite sparratic and not all over like she would be in shed :/ it's mostly along the bottom half of her belly


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My advice then is go to the vet. None of us here can diagnose a problem from pics. Not to sound mean. When in doubt, call the vet.

I'm going to get her to the vet tomorrow... How long do blood tests usually take to come back


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If you have a IR temp gun Id be interested in seeing what temps were created by your makeshift heater you used to transport you snake recently. Any chance of recreating it?

Yeah I can definitely try


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How long does it take for the burn to show up after she's been burned


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That depends on the burn. The more heat the faster it will appear. With less heat and more time it may take more time to show.

Ever touch a hot stove and see the burn appear in that moment?
Ever gotten a little to much sun and had the burn show up later that day?

Kinda the same thing.

It does look like a burn injury. A somewhat mild burn but still a burn. That's a gorgeous reptile too! I would certainly get the exotic vets opinion. I doubt that it's septicemia. What are you using to heat the enclosure and how do you regulate the heat?

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I'm going to get her to the vet tomorrow... How long do blood tests usually take to come back


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I had a blood panel done on my bearded dragon when I first took her to the vet and I believe it took about 4-5 days to get it back and get a copy of it. just be aware they aren't cheap lol. I believe the blood work cost about $80-100, cant remember exactly now.

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It does look like a burn injury. A somewhat mild burn but still a burn. That's a gorgeous reptile too! I would certainly get the exotic vets opinion. I doubt that it's septicemia. What are you using to heat the enclosure and how do you regulate the heat?

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The OP and I went over this in another thread. The cage seems to be fine but what I believe happened was a technique of using heated damp pads in a tub during transport caused a mild burn. I believe the items the snake was laying on burned it as the heat ran through the moisture with very little resistance. I believe this because of how heat can so easily transfer through moisture and the way the red marks are seen. They are not regular and appear to be in strange pattern, a pattern like Id expect a towel or such to be with a snake laying on it and causing it to fold and wrinkle.

Yep! Thanks KMG. I remember.