pink under belly on python

[charlie-jo]

Hi herpe friends,

this is my first post so sorry if i'm in the wrong place. i have a ten year old queensland coastal python about 9.5 metres weighs 10.5 kg. she looks a bit overweight, tho i am new to this and really don't have one to compare with. for a while underneath she got a pinkish colour, so i put her on a diet which reduced it. do you think she's overfed? i give her one big rat only every 5-6 weeks now. she's out and about in the house, very friendly and active!

thanks, any help appreciated,

charlie-jo

 

[ivonavich]

9.5 metres? that's a huge coastal

 

[wranga]

sorry theres no way that your snake is 9.5metres. i think you mean 9.5 feet. 10.5kg maybe alittle overweight. posting a picture of the pink belly and its size will help people answer your thread

 

[charlie-jo]

9.5 metres aaaaarrrgh

Ivonavich....how right you are. THREE and a half metres...!

 

[charlie-jo]

posting a pic

Wranga thanks. as mentioned, new to this so have to work out how to post a photo yet...

 

[Surfcop24]

You serious... 3.5 Metres?????

I have a Caostal 2.25M... And weighs 4.9kg... And even he is a lil overweight......

 

[charlie-jo]

measured her again. she's 3.5 metres 10.5 kg, so if your 2.2 metre 4.9 kg coastal is overweight, she must be!!

 

[RCW74]

Holy c##p!

I hope my coastal doesn't get to 10.5kg!! Sounds like a very big individual

 

[charlie-jo]

yep, big and beautiful, has the run of the house (hers and mine except my bedroom!) and seems full of energy and health. still, from what i have learnt on this forum she's now on a diet = 1 large rat per month. does anyone have a similar sized carpet? if so i would love to know how much he/she eats...

 

[Noongato]

Have you got a photo with something in background for coparison? Im curious to see how fat she is

 

[lemonz]

yeah that'd be good to compare with

 

[orientalis]

does anyone have a similar sized carpet? if so i would love to know how much he/she eats...

Going back to 1998/99, i purchased a coastal from a local guy.

I have pic's somewhere in a box, but when we weighed him he was 10 and a half kilo's and 10 ft long.

I used to feed him up to 9 large rats in a sitting, pretty sure i've got pic's of his huge lump after a feed too.

He was the most placid animal i have ever owned, and beautifully marked too. He was great for education purposes and he was comfortable when being handled.
Sadly he died in about 2001/2002, approx age at the time was 23+

His name was Ali, i will dig up the pic's and post in a few days when i find them.

Cheers

PS, the pink belly blemishes sound like a blood infection, Scepticemia, or Salmonella.

You should take him to a competent vet, he may need antibiotics, (he may just need alot more heat?)

 

[charlie-jo]

i would LOVE to send a photo as i have got some, but am ashamed to say this is the first time i have posted in any forums (i'm probably your oldest member!) and i have no idea how to attach a photo. if there's anywhere else on the site, or anyone who can give me help it'd be much appreciated

 

[charlie-jo]

Orientalis, i hope you can find those pics of Ali as he sounds just about josephine's size, tho a bit longer, but 9 large rats in one sitting!!!! she only ever gets one at a time and you can't see the lump. thanks for advice re vet - fortunately at this stage her belly has returned to white.

i'm still working on how to post photos with help from some contributors here :?

 

[Chrisreptile]

Go down to the bottom of this page,
Click 'go advanced'.

Write a message then scroll down to 'manage attachments' in additional options.

Click on the appropriate one, attach it, then press submit once it's loaded.

 

[Specks]

if that is to complicated copy paste the image into the writing section when you make a post

 

[charlie-jo]

whew, thanks to all who helped josephine appear and hope she isn't too fat. her belly is back to normal, nice and white

my neighbour kindly posed for this, sorry a bit is missing

 

[Mayhem]

pink belly is pretty common with diamonds when they get all excited about feeding - do a search of the forums and you'll find a few topics on it...

 

[Mayhem]

and its nothing bad, its just something they do... i suspect this might be something carpets can do also???

 

[Rox.n.Lix]

whew, thanks to all who helped josephine appear and hope she isn't too fat. her belly is back to normal, nice and white

my neighbour kindly posed for this, sorry a bit is missing

Am i missing something here too? lol. where is josephine?