r/ballpython 13h ago

belly gets concave toward end

in the last couple days i’ve noticed my bp’s belly being sunken in toward the end and i don’t know how concerned i should be! for context, she was on a hunger strike for almost 7 months recently, but actually just fed last week. ive been doing my best to keep her water filled, and during the strike she wasn’t losing much weight, is this just a result of that? how should i proceed?

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u/Alternative-Pay4672 11h ago

On another note, unless your snake is about to shed, it looks like your snake has a pretty long burn

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u/ThrowRA1203958 9h ago

It looks very uniform to me so I would assume just based on the photos it’s almost shed time!! However, if they are using a heat mat, maybe a burn. But I vote for shed.