Brightening normal

[NateDogg13]

Ive noticed that one of my bps has gotten lighter the last 2 sheds or so. Im pretty sure shes not a fire, Ive never seen a fire in person but from the pics I didnt see any of the markers on her and she doesnt have a completely clean looking belly. I was just wondering if its normal for a bp to brighten some before it dulls out. Shes an early 06 or late 05, not exactly sure. Anyone else has a normal thats brightened up a little bit? If so, did it actually stay semi bright or did it dull and brown out just as much as your other norms?

[JASBALLS]

The only time I see them lighten up is the Glow before they Go! I have a few doing this right now!

[NateDogg13]

Glow before they Go!

What exactly does this mean? Never heard the term before.

[Snakes_in_a_shed]

some bp females will lighten in color b4 they lay

[NateDogg13]

Thats what I thought it meant but I didnt think she was old enough to lay. Shes about 2 years old and i thought she was kind of small still. Do bps lay eggs even when theyve never been around a male? I got her when she was maybe 100-200 grams, I dont have a scale so I dont know her weight but shes about 2-2.5 ft and as big around as a 50 cent piece maybe (sorry for the bad referrence but I cant really think of anything thats around her size). Ill take some pics and load em tomorrow or so to show size. My other bp is female as well and shes only an 07 so shes still really small.

This is my most recent pic of rajah (my older bp) but its at least about 6 months old (dont pay any attention to the time stamp its wrong) She is bigger now and shes alot lighter too. Im going to try to take some pics tonight if I can

[JASBALLS]

Thats what I thought it meant but I didnt think she was old enough to lay. Shes about 2 years old and i thought she was kind of small still. Do bps lay eggs even when theyve never been around a male? I got her when she was maybe 100-200 grams, I dont have a scale so I dont know her weight but shes about 2-2.5 ft and as big around as a 50 cent piece maybe (sorry for the bad referrence but I cant really think of anything thats around her size). Ill take some pics and load em tomorrow or so to show size. My other bp is female as well and shes only an 07 so shes still really small.

This is my most recent pic of rajah (my older bp) but its at least about 6 months old (dont pay any attention to the time stamp its wrong) She is bigger now and shes alot lighter too. Im going to try to take some pics tonight if I can

I didnt say yours was going to lay. I said the only time I see it is before mine lay..

[NateDogg13]

A thought came to mind... I switched rajah from mice to rats maybe 6-8 months ago. Could it be possible shes lightened up because she gets healthier food and just has better looking skin than before?

[J.Vandegrift]

A thought came to mind... I switched rajah from mice to rats maybe 6-8 months ago. Could it be possible shes lightened up because she gets healthier food and just has better looking skin than before?

Rats are not any healthier for BP's than mice.

[andwhy6]

some snakes just lighten up. i have a pair of het albinos and my female lightens with every shed. its awesome. she is in her pre lay shed right now... cant wait! haha

[NateDogg13]

Rats are not any healthier for BP's than mice.

Ive done my research and in my opinion rats are more healthy as adults than mice, only a significant difference but have a higher amount of protein and calcium, but also more fat.(% protein/fat roughly the same) Rat pups have higher percentages of needed nutrients but contain less as a whole. And mice have a much higher amount of vitamin A which is not needed in high amounts for bps, nearly 7x the amount. Mice also only contain very small amounts of vitamin E which is converted into antioxidants to help fight against diseases. Rats contain nearly 20x the amount as mice.

A 10g mouse is going to contain about 29-31% dry matter and in that contains 54-57% protein, 22-25% fat, 10-12% ash, 2-3% calcium, 1-2% phosphorus.

A 10g rat is going to contain about 23-25% dry matter and in that contains 58-61% protein, 24-27% fat, 10-12% ash, 2-3% calcium, 1-2% phosphorus.

Adult rats about 30-32% dry matter that contains 60-62% protein, 28-31% fat, 9-11% ash, 3-4% calcium, 1-2 % phosphorus.

Im sure most people dont bother to break down into detail but when you do you can see small difference in the two.