Being a white snake, my 3 year old pinto pied male always turns a tinge of pink before he sheds. This pink hue usually dissipates a few hours after shedding. He went through a bad shed two days ago and has remained very pink. There are also darker pink/red spots throughout his body that look irritated. I'm guessing these spots might be where he rubbed trying to remove the stuck shed. Has anyone else experienced this?
Once I noticed a partial/bad shed, I immediately gave him a soak in warm water/shed ease and completely removed the stuck shed. So, the shed has been gone for about two days now. This is not a burn. He is being housed in a 32 quart rack system with 4 inch heat tape recessed into the rack under the tub. Temperature is regulated with a herpstat 4 proportional thermostat and the hottest spot he has access to is 91 degrees (verified this with a temp gun). Ambient temps in my snake room are currently 80-83, and humidity inside his tub is ~60%. I use reptichip as a substrate and mist it maybe 1-2 times weekly. He is definitely not laying in overly damp conditions that might cause scale rot. I'm not so concerned about the overall pinkness, but the darker, irritated spots concern me. I am going to monitor him closely over the next couple of days and if things don't appear to be improving, I will get a vet opinion. I just wanted to see if anyone here has experienced something similar?
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