Anything Look Interesting About this Little Guy?

This is Jesus, a 'rescue' from a local pet store that let him get extremely emmaciated & dehydrated... I'm sure he is just a normal but I was hoping a few of you would give me your opinion if anything about his pattern/color looks of interest? He just looks a little different to me than other normals... To me, he has some "flame" blushing, reduced looking pattern, lighter colored head, and no gold like our adult female normal. I know nothing about what to look for though so any input is greatly appreciated! ;) Sorry this isn't the best pic... if anyone does see something of possible interest I will get better pics of whatever would be most helpful. TIA!

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He looks like a beautiful normal.

I do see some nice blushing on his sides.

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Originally Posted by Theartisticgemini

He looks like a beautiful normal.

I do see some nice blushing on his sides.

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Thanks! He is extra beautiful to me.. but he is my special baby so I know I'm biased lol :P Sad when you talk to your snake like he's a real baby :D

Nuthin wrong with talkin to your critters. I do it all the time with only the occasional weird glance from my wife :) Great lookin ball.

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Originally Posted by Ga_herps

Nuthin wrong with talkin to your critters. I do it all the time with only the occasional weird glance from my wife :) Great lookin ball.

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Ha! :P Guess I'm lucky my hubby talks to our animals too...especially our Mojave, Javier (daddy's boy) & our Pug, Twink (daddy's girl) He did think I'd lost it last night when I gave Jesus a lil kiss before I put him back in his tub though :rofl:
& thanks so much! I kept going in Petco because they had a high yellow BP that had caught my eye, but once I saw how bad off Jesus was I started asking about him. They gave me thr run-around & 2 million different stories about him over a 2 week period before I finally had enough & bought him... *so* glad I did. He definitely has the best personality out of all our snakes :) (momma's boy lol)

Did you put this snake in quarantine? He could have something else rather than just being super thin so I would be careful. I don't support any big chain pet stores by "rescuing" animals because it will just lead them to buy more and treat them just as bad. The last "rescue" ball python hatchling I got died of IBD a month later. So I would just be careful.

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Originally Posted by AkHerps

Did you put this snake in quarantine? He could have something else rather than just being super thin so I would be careful. I don't support any big chain pet stores by "rescuing" animals because it will just lead them to buy more and treat them just as bad. The last "rescue" ball python hatchling I got died of IBD a month later. So I would just be careful.

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I agree completely which is why I didn't purchase him the first day I saw him. I struggled with it for 2 weeks because I didn't want to be funding their cruelty & neglect of animals. After those 2 weeks though I just couldn't take it anymore & ended up buying him. Several things have happened since then that have led *me* to believe I did the right thing though.
He is in quarentine though, well away from all our other snakes, and will stay there for awhile & definitely until we take him to the vet for a thorough check-up.

its a normal that needs some fatting up

In no time he should be healthy and plump

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Originally Posted by beeboy3

its a normal that needs some fatting up

In no time he should be healthy and plump

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Thanks so much! This pic was after having him for 2 weeks & you wouldn't believe how much better/fatter he looks in that compared to when I bought him. He could barely hold his head/neck up long enough to swallow a pinky mouse! He's eating F/T small mice now & we're going to try him on a F/T rat pup this weekend. He's got a ways to go but has already come so far too... :)