Pink belly

[dakski]

I have it under his tank and I had his cage set up before I got him. He was not in the tank when it got to 100 degrees. My UTH is not a thermostat. I am slowly buying better things for the tank when I can. I do not sleep in a cold room. I keep my thermostat on 80. I don’t have a thermostat on my UTH hence why I turn it off every 12 hours to let it cool down. I have 2 digital thermometers and hygrometers to make sure the temps are staying regulated. This is my first time owning a snake but my boyfriend has had many. He just never noticed a pink belly on any of his when they went into shed. He confirmed today for me though that he is probably going into shed because his eyes have a milky tint to them. Thank you for yalls advice it really helped. If it doesn’t get better I will take him to vet.

A UTH unregulated can get well over 100F and quickly. That's a dangerous situation for your snake. Regulated means Thermostat Regulated/Controlled, not you turning things on and off.

Get a thermostat for it ASAP and unplug it in the meantime. All heating elements must be controlled by a thermostat.

Burning or worse, killing, your snake will be much worse than getting an inexpensive thermostat. You can upgrade to a better one down the line, but get something for now. If you are not sure what to get, ask, and we will point you in the right direction.

While the UTH is unplugged, do not feed. If he's going into shed, you should hold off food anyway as that can impact the shed negatively.

Temps too hot or too cold will make it difficult for your snake to digest. Too hot he will have to choose between trying to digest and potentially getting burned or avoid it and risk regurgitation.

It seems you want what's best for him, and no one here is trying to give you a hard time. However, please do what's best and listen to those who have lots of experience.

Also, many snakes get pink belly's when going into shed. If his eyes are cloudy, that does sound like what's happening.