Pink belly

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Okay, this has probably been adressed in a thread before now, but I can't seem to find one...Otis has been hiding for a few days and is overall just acting upset...his eyes are not milky or anything, but it looks like his belly is getting kind of pink. He's a pretty stress sensitive snake, so if he IS close to shedding, that would explain his general unhappyness.

[Shelby]

Pink belly is the first sign of a shed.. even before milky eyes. Just leave him be until he sheds.

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Cool thanks, I am much less worried now ^__^

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Soooo after I notice his belly seems pink what's a good time span to expect him to start shedding? This will be my first shed with him, and I'm just getting nervous =(

[hediboru]

pink belly could mean too much humidity too

[Shelby]

pink belly could mean too much humidity too

I have never heard that before.. where did you hear that?

[frankykeno]

Once you see that pink belly remember to keep your humidity up around 70% until the shed is completely done. Mine usually show the first signs of a pink belly, followed by a general dulling of their coloration, their eyes go blue, then everything clears up and the snake looks normal...about 48 hours later they shed. The whole thing from pink belly to shed seems to take about a week, give or take.



~~Jo~~

[daniel1983]

Does it look similar to this?


If so, the eyes will probably be cloudy by tomorrow. I have noticed that sometimes my ball pythons will go pink 1-2 days before they go blue. Hope that helps.

[The Cannibal Monkey]

I'm actually beginning to wonder now if it isn't something else...he had been acting really upset all week (by upset I mean he's been spending ALL of his time in his hidebox, rather than sleeping next to his rock and exploring his tank) and still hasn't eaten, and I thought for sure it had to be shedding because his belly had a kind of blushing, florescent pink color to it. So I tried to get the humidity up and all that good stuff (I have 3 water sources in there and it's hovering around 40% because of the weather and all that jazz) and I have hardly touched him but nothing....maybe I'm just being impatient? I'm mostly worried just because of the mood change; he's had a few stressful experiences this week, but nothing unusual. I really appreciate all the help....

[daniel1983]

You are probably just being paranoid. They tend to spend all the time in their hide and don't eat when it is shed time. Give it a day or two.....and you will see blue eyes.....and if not, then you have reason to be concerned