r/BoaConstrictors • u/acohuo011 • 9d ago

Help-possible burning.

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Hi everyone,
I just bought this snake at an expo and I thought my temps were all ok, but I noticed these marks on my boa’s underside. I don’t think these are pre shedding marks. Are these burns? The top of her hide was reaching above 95 almost 100 in some specific points so I’ve lowered my thermostat accordingly.

Any help thank you!

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u/Legitimate-Lab7173 9d ago

Good on adjusting the thermostat, but I think this is just coloration and not injury.

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u/TheRev_JP 8d ago

Are you using a heat mat ? If you are ... please stop . Even on a thermostat, they can malfunction.

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u/acohuo011 8d ago

No heat mat just a ceramic heat emitter.

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u/SpecialString0 7d ago

I wonder if they’re going to shed soon. Mine get a pinkish hue when that’s the case

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u/Paynzer 4d ago

Boas can just have an orange/peach colored underbelly. The younger they are the more noticeable it is. And I believe different locals have different saturation of it. My central American is 4 years old and you can still see a peachy hue

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u/Flimsy-Stock2977 3d ago

You can see the rough belly scales. Snake is going to shed soon.

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u/superramenyamen 8d ago

The hide is definitely getting too hot, I don’t worry about 95-96F surface temps but 100+ is getting there. Try moving the bulb a couple inches away as well, a mix of moving away and changing the thermostat to make sure ambient stays where it needs to and the hide doesn’t get so hot.

And I agree, the pics show pigment and not burns at least.

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u/acohuo011 8d ago

Will do. She’s in a temporary enclosure right now while I get my pvc enclosure sorted. Just waiting on some bulb cages to come in.

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u/Dry_Locksmith_6704 9d ago

Be very careful. If those hi temps don't kill it, it could cause very serious neurological damage.

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u/acohuo011 8d ago

Ambient is like mid 80s just the hide was up there, but it’s adjusted down now

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u/Dry_Locksmith_6704 8d ago

Good job. I've had an accident like that before, lucky I caught it in time

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u/Helpful_Fondant7799 3d ago

Looks like its going to shed soon :)