Hi thanks for the help.My royal finaly shed.Ive been watching him everyday,cought him shedding earlier.You were all right about the pink belly and shedding.I have my first royal approx 5 years and this is a first to see the pink belly.When the skin came of I picked him up to see how his belly was.There was a couple of tiny drops of blood.So theres a couple of new things I learned.Thanks again and all the best. No scale rot.