HELP I think my snakes sick plz msg promptly

[Fuzzy^Poo]

hey my baby (bp near a year old and near 4 ft) got into some duct tape a few weeks ago, and I called a vet, got all the gunk off of her, and am bathing her 3 times a week in warm water. She should be better, but she's not. She stays cold and stiff, on the colder side of her tank. Her underbelly has turned severly pink (near red) and she still hasn't eaten. Is she fixing to go into heat or do I need to TAKE her back to the vet?!? Somebody please help, I don't want to loose my pride and joy. Thank You, Ashli O'Neal.

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[RobertCoombs]

First whats the temp on the "colder" side of her tank? if it is to low it very well could be the cause of her not eating .. the pink belly sounds like an impending shed ... what are the enclosure temps and what are the heat sources being used ?....

[Fuzzy^Poo]

the colder temp sits at about 70 degrees, and on the warmer side I've got a heat lamp and a heating pad, her "box" that she sleeps in sits above the pad and below the lamp. The vet said it wasn't too low, that she was just icky from the duct tape, but I've gotten her clean, and she's still not eating. I was told she might be going into "season"?

[Schlyne]

By the going into season thing, I was referring to how a lot of mature ball pythons often go off feed this time of year. I don't know if that would affect a yearling bp though, which is why I encouraged her to post on the forums.

I also dislike being the only source of info for somebody...

[RobertCoombs]

If your not planning on breeding her I would bring your low side temps up to about 80-84 degrees I dont even cool my animals that low for breeding usually staying in the mid 70"s
Edit: I highly doubt that the animal in question is a yearling @ 4 feet

[Tigergenesis]

70 is to low. Cool side should be more like 80-85. What are the warm side temps (should be around 90-95)? Where are you measuring them and with what kind of thermometer? If she doesn't have proper temps to digest she won't eat.

[sk8er4life]

yea the lowest its able to go is like 75 degrees

[Tigergenesis]

Yeah, work on getting your temps in the proper range. Be sure you're measuring with a digital thermometer w/ probes or a temp gun. Measure under the substrate (if a loose substrate) or on top of the substrate otherwise (if carpet, newspaper, etc). Don't try feeding again until those temps are correct.

[BallPythonBabe448]

Ok, 1.) Coolside temps should be: 80-85*F
2.) Warm side temps should be:90-95*F
3.) I seriously doubt your BP is a year old at 4 ft. Your BP is probably like 2 years old.

[Marla]

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