Pink Belly

[Soof18714]

My 5 year old spider female has a really pink belly. She just got out of shed about two weeks ago and doesn't have under the tank heating to produce a burn. It's a fairly bright pink and I guess I'm just confused as to what could be going on with her.

[JustinGatCat]

My 5 year old spider female has a really pink belly. She just got out of shed about two weeks ago and doesn't have under the tank heating to produce a burn. It's a fairly bright pink and I guess I'm just confused as to what could be going on with her.

What kind of bedding do you use? I’ve heard some bedding like Reptibark rub color on the snakes bedding if the humidity raises


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[tttaylorrr]

could it be scale rot? scale rot happens when your husbandry is harboring a lot of bacteria and icky stuff; usually in semi humid and filthy conditions.

does this sound like your husbandry?

also, just for clarity: how to you provide heat?

EDIT: welcome to the forum!!!

[Spink]

We would need a little more information to accurately help you. A picture is a worth a thousand words!

What substrate are you using? And when was the last time it was changed?

What is your humidity at?

What is your temperature at? And what are you using to heat?

Was it a full shed?

I apologize if it seems like I'm badgering you. It's just that the details matter. It could simply be underdeveloped scales that came from an early shed, or it could be scale rot from unsanitary conditions. We all love our little BP's on here and are just trying to help! Please post a couple pictures when you get a chance!

[dr del]

Hi,

Does she have any injuries that are healing? That can speed up the shedding cycle And I second the question on substrate but also wonder if you could tell us how humid/ wet it was?

[Soof18714]

Thank you for your responses! She had a full, almost perfect shed and I use paper towel for the substrate. No injuries, no signs of scale rot, using bulb to heat. Her cage is generally spotless as far as urine and poop because I use the paper towel and it's easy to change.

[Bogertophis]

Is the bulb IN her enclosure? Could she have wrapped around it? Snakes do things like that, you know, & they accidentally get burned in their
desperation to be warm enough. Hope I'm wrong...as burns are very painful, slow to heal & very very preventable.

Several asked you about moisture in the cage, as a damp substrate can cause a bacterial issue that results in a "pink tummy" (where they've
contacted the moist & dirty cage floor), but it sounds as if you might have the opposite problem...too little humidity for a BP-? That shouldn't
cause a pink tummy, but it's definitely something you can & should improve upon.

[Soof18714]

I live in Southern Illinois, so this time of year we get super high humidity anyways. I also spray down the tank once a day. She does not have access to the bulb, it sits on top of her cage and the pink is on the tail end of her so unless she's doing headstands in her tank, that shouldn't be a problem, lol.

[Bogertophis]

If she's doing "headstands" in her tank, please DO post pics, LOL! Sorry, but I had to ask about the location of the bulb, & not "assume"...we never know.

So this pink "tail-end" has only been a recent change? Does her tail seem swollen at all? What is your actual humidity reading IN the tank? (heat does dry it out,
even when you spray & local natural humidity is high)

[Soof18714]

Not swollen, here is a pic and it actually goes up her entire belly. I just cleaned the cage so that's why it's pretty sparse and it was payday so new heating pad! Humidity is right at 60%.