Marks on belly

I sprayed Ziggy with reptile shedding aid and noticed this on his belly https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d0cae86def.jpg
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He sheaded 9/19/22 about 9 pieces


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Some of the pink also looks like scratch marks


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I've seen marks like that on pale or white sections of ball pythons after they've been laying on top of something, such as a hide box, where the edge pressed against their scales. Kind of like a red mark on your arm after you spend a while leaning on a table edge. Not like the full-body pink hue on a Banana, Pied, Albino, etc. when they're getting ready to shed - more localized to the line of specific pressure. Don't know if that's what you're experiencing, however, just a possibility.

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He dose like to do this some times https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ee3b9078d8.jpg
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I don't see anything in these pictures that concerns me. You should investigate the cause of his shedding problem though.

I heard there notorious for sheading problem that’s why I’m seeing if the reptile shead aide will help with the 80% humidity so far this would be his second shead with the spray and no stuck eye cap


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I heard there notorious for sheading problem that’s why I’m seeing if the reptile shead aide will help with the 80% humidity so far this would be his second shead with the spray and no stuck eye cap

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I've never used shedding spray, but the fact that you have to use it regularly indicates that there is a problem. I know you have three hides. Is one of them a humid hide? Humid hides are very helpful to snakes in shedding.

I believe so


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Originally Posted by Ziggy31984

I believe so

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O.K. Well, check and let me know.

It is and I have been looking for an xl one on line and have not found it my brother is a teacher and knows/has a 3D printer to make something similar to it since I cant/haven’t found a bigger one


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You are using an open screen top enclosure with a heat lamp so your humidity will be too low. Cover the rest of the screen top with foil to help trap heat and humidity inside the enclosure.

When my roommate dad & I where design it I knew it will be an issue because of it be wood and the high of it for the heating lamp I’m getting help with the screen so this won’t happen as muchhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...aa3cd7d309.jpg
I’ll look into it


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Has the wood been treated with a reptile safe sealant? Over time if it absorbs the humidity and water from the bedding it can be prone to rotting.
The untreated wood could add to the humidity issues too I think?

No I did know it existed there it a blue water proof like plastic on bottom


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Pond Armor is the only one I can think of offhand. It's used to make a seal and waterproof things for fish so it should be fine for the reptiles as well once the process is done.
Typically they take a couple of days to dry and gass off any remaining fumes and such so it may be better to get a replacement wood to seal instead of sealing this cage unless you have a safe temporary cage for the snake to stay in for a couple days.

Also, do be careful on types of wood too! Cedar and pine for example can cause issues with oils in the wood and snakes.

Bare wood should be sealed with non-toxic (pet-safe) waterproofing, at least. Otherwise, the wood will absorb moisture, pathogens, odors, mold etc.- it just becomes unhealthy pretty quickly for your snake, because it's porous & cannot really be effectively cleaned when a snake defecates on it.

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There is this blue tarp like that dad had and I think he got a special waterproof/resistant edge for the inside of it that the cream trim on the inside of it


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Just a bad overall cage design, won’t hold humidity won’t hold ambient temp, all the warm air is just going to come directly straight out the mesh along with the moisture.

Which is why you are probably having humidity issues. Warm air holds more water and with a screen top and heat rises any moisture you put in is just going to leave.


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Just need to block most of the screen with material that air cannot go thru (NOT fabric!) leaving minimal ventilation. But keeping the humidity high as needed for a BP, that's going to be a health problem pretty quickly for uncoated wood, not only the bottom of the enclosure. This was built with good intentions but not enough research ahead of time. ;)