Newbe coastal has red belly / mites

[PhilK]

From what it sounds like (hasn't eaten for a bit, loose skin, dull pink belly, cludy eyes...) I'd say shed?

[Helikaon]

Originally Posted by PhilK

Try the UQ vet surgery... A few of the fifth years at the moment have an interest in reptiles... Don't take him straight away. Try calling them and asking.

bob goes to the st lucia university clinic every tuesday and also on thursday mornings he is an excellent vet,jsut remember pink can mean sceptacaemia . and can kill very quickly.

i sufggest takign him to see bob, i worked for him and i could not reccommend him more highly.

cheers
H.

[MrBredli]

Originally Posted by PhilK

From what it sounds like (hasn't eaten for a bit, loose skin, dull pink belly, cludy eyes...) I'd say shed?

You're right Phil, it definitely sounds like it is about to shed. Although i can't say i've ever noticed a pink belly on any of my snakes when they're about to shed? I leave my snakes alone though, even when they're not about to shed, so i guess it's not something i'd really notice.

[Helikaon]

Originally Posted by MrBredli

You're right Phil, it definitely sounds like it is about to shed. Although i can't say i've ever noticed a pink belly on any of my snakes when they're about to shed? I leave my snakes alone though, even when they're not about to shed, so i guess it's not something i'd really notice.

my coastal has a pink belly though, quite a few coastals aroudn with it. it is very likely that hes jsut over worried and it is sheddign but in saying that it could be a million other things, unfortunatley wihtout pics and not seeign the animals it is ahrd to say, hence my vet reccommendation

cheers
H.

[MrBredli]

Fair enough, i'm one of the anti-Coastal mob so i wouldn't know.

My Diamonds will get pink throats when eating though, which is also quite common i believe.

[Helikaon]

Originally Posted by MrBredli

Fair enough, i'm one of the anti-Coastal mob so i wouldn't know.

My Diamonds will get pink throats when eating though, which is also quite common i believe.

lol how can you be anti coastal hahah i have one its a perty thing, hahah its a snake i like em all....
but ah well msot scale rots and blood infections make the scales go a certain way which always helps in a prognosis.
we need some pics if i was a cat my curiosity would ahve had me killed a long time ago

[natrix]

My Coastal goes pink on the first 12 inches of his underside sometimes when he thinks there might be food . It's not an unhealthy 'rashy' look though , more like blood coming to the surface.

[hodges]

Originally Posted by MrBredli

Fair enough, i'm one of the anti-Coastal mob so i wouldn't know.

My Diamonds will get pink throats when eating though, which is also quite common i believe.

My Diamonds get pink throats and sometimes around the belly .