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No fault in asking for help.
Give us a pic, and also info on temps, humidity, heat sources, hides, thermostats, etc...
It could be something as simple as the snake going into shed, or something more serious like a burn, scale rot, or mites.
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Re: Please help! I have no idea what I am doing.
I feel like an idiot, but I cannot figure out how to post photos in a thread. I did, however, get the photos posted in my images. Maybe they are visible from my profile?
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Re: Please help! I have no idea what I am doing.
Tank has a cool side with one hide and water dish. Center has a cork bark hide. Warm side has one large hide. I recently added moist sphagnum moss throughout the cage to increase humidity. I use a UTH with thermostat in addition to a heat lamp.
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Re: Please help! I have no idea what I am doing.
Don’t worry; we’re always here to help and asking questions is part of the fun First off, congrats on your new baby! His enclosure looks great! Honestly, it just looks like a little dry skin to me. He’s likely due for a shed soon and if so, that will clear it up. What’s your humidity like?
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Re: Please help! I have no idea what I am doing.
I had a feeling that’s what it was. I am just concerned that he missed a shed or something. His belly got really pink, but it went back to normal before anything ever happened.
Humidity is definitely a concern. I have done everything I can to bring it up, but the gauge I have stays between 40-50. I have heard that sometimes the gauge that I have can be inaccurate. If you have a suggestion for a better hygrometer, I would be grateful!
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I use these from Amazon. $9 ea in a bundle or ten bucks each. Others might have their own suggestions, I have these in every tub I keep a snake in. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I can vouch that they are tough, as one morning doing my morning checks on the tubs, I found it flipped over and submerged in the water bowl somehow. I can only imagine what that girl got into the night before. I took out the batteries, gave it a bit under the hair dryer, put the batteries back in and it has functioned fine ever since.
If you can't keep up the humidity try coconut husk. It's a spongelike quality when it comes to holding moisture. Is the top of your cage open air, or covered? If it's open try using press n seal on half of it to stifle air flow. That will also bring up humidity.
You'll get it all in line. As noted above that's a nice setup. Your ball will do well. You'll grow as he does.
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