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    Re: Flaky Shed Repost

    Quote Originally Posted by Camel Zombie View Post
    The belly brown spots are gone but I do have this old picture: http://imgur.com/RxjlkCi
    I am measuring with probe thermometers in the hides and 1 analog thermometer/hygrometer in the middle for ambient.
    I can't give pics until I find my phone (won't take too long) but I can give a description of the enclosure.
    20 gallon long tank with 1+ inch of cypress mulch for substrate (not loose enough to burrow) with an appropriate sized ZooMed UTH, 2 fake rock ExoTerra hides, 3 fake plants and a reptile safe grapevine log.
    He also seems to be looking a bit duller like if he is going into shed. I will provide pics ASAP. Problem about a vet is that there are no qualified herp vets in my area, I've looked everywhere including the Herp Vet Connection.
    The snake looks pretty young, those brown spots could be from the healing umbilicus (belly button) on your snake. Which is completely normal.

    If you aren't regulating your UTH with a thermostat (note: not a thermometer) then this could be a burn. When you say there is a pink belly, and the belly scales are flaking off, that leads me to believe it is a burn. A pink belly is also the first sign of an impending shed, but the skin doesn't come off until much later. When it does come off, it should be in one full piece.

    Could you move the probe that is over the heat pad under the substrate and tell us what it reads?

    Looking forward to the picture.
    ~Steffe

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