PLEASE HELP!!! Damaged scales on belly!!!

[Team Slytherin]

Thanks . Do think he seems a bit ‘pink’ at all as well?
To me it just looks as if his colours are fading in & out.

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Seems normal to me. I’d just wait and see how his next shed goes 😊

[Craiga 01453]

Apart from wrapping around the guard which is annoying to see. Ye, his behaviour appears to be normal when he’s not on the guard all’s he wants to do is get out


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This leads me to wonder if husbandry is off. When a snake is constantly trying to escape it's usually because they can't find a suitable place to hide. If temps, hides, etc...are all on point the snake would likely just be, well, doing what BPs do...hiding.

The fact that the snake is wrapping itself around the heat source makes me think it's looking for warmth and the heat source is the only place warm enough.

[MuicyJelon]

This leads me to wonder if husbandry is off. When a snake is constantly trying to escape it's usually because they can't find a suitable place to hide. If temps, hides, etc...are all on point the snake would likely just be, well, doing what BPs do...hiding.

The fact that the snake is wrapping itself around the heat source makes me think it's looking for warmth and the heat source is the only place warm enough.

There’s two hides in the viv one at cool end & one at warm end. He hides during the day comes out at night.
The lights are on a timer he comes out about half an hour after they go off, then he’s back hiding before they come back on.
He’s not constantly trying to escape just does it at night.


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[MuicyJelon]

There’s two hides in the viv one at cool end & one at warm end. He hides during the day comes out at night.
The lights are on a timer he comes out about half an hour after they go off, then he’s back hiding before they come back on.
He’s not constantly trying to escape just does it at night, when he doesn’t do it he’s just squirming about the viv.
The CHE is gone now & has been replaced with a RHP.
The temps are on point I use an IR gun to check the surface.
Two hygrometers & two thermometers. All digital.

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[highqualityballz]

Nothing to worry about!

[MuicyJelon]

He’s now going towards the rhp (the CHE is now gone, rhp is on the warm side), attracted to the heat of it (I would think so anyway) he can not wrap around it. But, he is going around the edges of it (the guard), this was a very close fit in the viv so there are small gaps between it and the walls, he’s climbing up to it and squirming against.
Got three Qs:
Shall I just leave him to it?
Could he be going towards it because he thinks it’s food?
Could this possibly be neurological issue?
Or am I overreacting.

[MR Snakes]

I'd say to leave him to it because he thinks its food due to his neurological issue caused by your overreacting.

[Bogertophis]

He’s now going towards the rhp (the CHE is now gone, rhp is on the warm side), attracted to the heat of it (I would think so anyway) he can not wrap around it. But, he is going around the edges of it (the guard), this was a very close fit in the viv so there are small gaps between it and the walls, he’s climbing up to it and squirming against.
Got three Qs:
Shall I just leave him to it?
Could he be going towards it because he thinks it’s food?
Could this possibly be neurological issue?
Or am I overreacting.

From where I sit (& not actually seeing set-up): it sounds like he is wanting the warmth. I'm fairly certain that it doesn't smell like food. And "neurological"? -no.

"Over-reacting"? It's not over-reacting when you pay attention to details & want to make sure your husbandry is spot-on, & not causing harm. It's not "over-reacting"
to want to know why your snake is doing whatever he's doing that you don't understand. (Please don't let anyone's snark keep you from asking necessary questions.)

[MuicyJelon]

I'd say to leave him to it because he thinks its food due to his neurological issue caused by your overreacting.

Mind boggling stuff.



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[Jbabycsx]

I’ve seen one of mine investigate the RHP as well. He would get between the edge of the RHP and the tank and just snoop around. If your temps are on point he’s probably just exploring.


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