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| james200789 |
Posted - 23/01/2010 : 17:37:46
we all know that usually snakes bellies go pinky when they are soon to shed. when i give mine a bath his goes pink then, is this anything to do with the same reason that how we go red when we are warm to let off a bit of heat, or am i just missing the point completely
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| james200789 |
Posted - 25/01/2010 : 16:36:11
lol wish the others were lol |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 25/01/2010 : 16:33:00
quote:
Originally posted by james200789
ye that was not long after christmas and he hadn't eaten for a month and half and just got back to feeding him and he must have had the remains of at least 5 rats inside of him so i give him a bath to get rid of some of it and it worked very well. i wouldnt do it all of the time i had to with one of my snakes as he wouldnt poop in his viv for some strange reason lol.
Well trained snake!  |
| james200789 |
Posted - 25/01/2010 : 16:08:54
ye that was not long after christmas and he hadn't eaten for a month and half and just got back to feeding him and he must have had the remains of at least 5 rats inside of him so i give him a bath to get rid of some of it and it worked very well. i wouldnt do it all of the time i had to with one of my snakes as he wouldnt poop in his viv for some strange reason lol. |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 25/01/2010 : 13:58:00
quote:
Originally posted by james200789
yes alot of people bath theirs to help them go to toilet quicker i dont belive in that i think the snake should go in his/hers own time.
You said in the dented eye post that you bathed you snake to help it go to the toilet though.  |
| james200789 |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 18:58:26
yes alot of people bath theirs to help them go to toilet quicker i dont belive in that i think the snake should go in his/hers own time. |
| SPELL |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 17:48:31
i always bath mine coz he always has probs, seems to help him. |
| james200789 |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 17:01:31
i always bath him when he is close to shedding i usually do it 1nce a week |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 15:14:33
Is there a reason you're bathing him? |
| james200789 |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 12:53:03
BE ill get some pics up on here when i bath him next so you can see what i mean. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 08:27:21
Temp's fine James. |
| james200789 |
Posted - 24/01/2010 : 01:40:22
water is at 85f about the same as the hot end i got a digi thermometer in't bath |
| reptilekeeper1992 |
Posted - 23/01/2010 : 23:40:59
my royal has a pink belly at the moment, i am not sure what it is because of. She has only just shed, the only thing i can think of is that maybe the hide which is in the hot end under the light is getting a little bit too warm for her, i might have to move the hot end hide into the middle of the viv for her.
I have never really given my royal a bath so i cant say if her belly goes pink like yours does....i dont think it means any serious health concern though |
| Gingerpony |
Posted - 23/01/2010 : 20:08:39
the pink belly is usually down to the body's chemicals involved in ecdysis (shedding)
just getting wet shouldn't really have the same effect....... |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 23/01/2010 : 17:58:39
Yes, you probably have the water too warm. What temperature do you have it at and why are you bathing it? |
