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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
Welcome,
The snake needs a hide at both ends of the tank and a warm end and cool end. The under tank heater should cover about a third of the floor space. You need a thermostat to control the heater and best bet for measuring the temps is to get a laser thermometer. Not sure what the temps should be for a king snake but am sure someone else can tell you 
If the temps arent right then this could be a reason why it wont eat as it needs correct temperatures to digest its food, also snakes sometimes take a couple of weeks to settle into a new home.
The pink belly could be a burn or it could be about to shed (which could be another reason it isnt eating ) - can you show us some pictures?
Personally i wouldnt handle the snake at all until it is settled in and has eaten a couple of times for you. |
Hey thanks for the reply, im going to look into the thermostat and heating pad, not sure what brand or exactlt what i should be buying.
I do have an update on him that doesnt look good, he spent all of yesterday in his box and did not come out once, he was still in there till today in the exact same spot so i feared the worst. I tried moving him and he wouldnt budge so i moved the boxed sideways to get it out of the tank and his entire body plopped over upside down : ( i was opening the box until i noticed his head peak out to see what was going on. After a sigh of relief i took him out of the box and set him down in the tank and hes moving very slowly.. Its def not his normal self. Also his body is still very pink, its not only his underbelly its any part of him that was white.. Im nervous and not sure if i should rush him to the vet or if any of this is normal...
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Originally Posted by alessia55
Welcome to the forum I hope your snake sheds soon so he'll start eating for ya. Good luck! |
Thank you, i hope so too..
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
hello and welcome
you need to get a thermometer and a thermostat,to measure and control the heat to your tank (i'm not being cheeky)
if its a burn,then the some of the pink areas,will turn brown and eventually scab
once we know if the pink tinge is due to a shed coming up or a burn,we will be able to advise you better
cheers shaun
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Thanks Shaun, the pink is everywhere on his body where he was white.. Im going to order the thermostat and head pad online, i assume Amazon. Any specific brand or model i should look for? Maybe a site other than Amazon?
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Originally Posted by marvelfreak
Hello and welcome to our zoo. If the pink on its belly goes the whole length of its body it in shed. If it's just in a few spots then it would be a burn.
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Not spots def all over his body, and thanks for the welcome. Would he be less energetic b4 a shed?
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