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Should I be concerned?

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  • 12-26-2011, 07:07 PM
    yourstruely_rachel
    Should I be concerned?
    Just noticed my baby ball has a faint greyish ring around her left eye, and a slightly more prominent ring and a dot in the center of her right eye. And also 3 or 4 very small and suspicious patches of discolored scales. She's been sleeping and eating normal, very active and alert, clear nose holes, no other symptoms and doesn't seem to be in any discomfort. This is my first bp so i'm not sure if this is signs she's starting to shed or if it's time to call the vet. Her last shed was finished 11/8, so 42 days ago. What do you guys think?
  • 12-26-2011, 07:52 PM
    tsy72001
    Can you post pics?


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  • 12-26-2011, 07:56 PM
    yourstruely_rachel
    Re: Should I be concerned?
    She's scared of the camera and started freaking out. I'll try and take more pics tomorrow. I decided if it's still there or gets worse by the end of the week i'll take her to the vet.
  • 12-26-2011, 09:53 PM
    cmack91
    Re: Should I be concerned?
    What do mean when you say shes very active and alert? Is it during the day?

    Ive heard of them losing pigments in spots and getting lighter caused by stressful events, and im pretty sure that it can happen since theres a half inch radius circle around the last bite my bp received that is alot lighter than the rest of him. I cant say for certain that the bite is what caused it but I cant think of any other explanation
  • 12-26-2011, 10:16 PM
    yourstruely_rachel
    Re: Should I be concerned?
    no, she's still sleeping regularly. After she woke up and came out of the hide tonight i got her out to play and that's when i noticed her eyes and the patches. While i was handling her she was acting just like her normal self, looking around and flicking her tongue and crawling.
  • 12-26-2011, 11:00 PM
    cmack91
    Re: Should I be concerned?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by yourstruely_rachel View Post
    no, she's still sleeping regularly. After she woke up and came out of the hide tonight i got her out to play and that's when i noticed her eyes and the patches. While i was handling her she was acting just like her normal self, looking around and flicking her tongue and crawling.

    Huh, well honestly, I got nothin lol. Like I said before, ive heard of pigment loss, but im not sure what does and does not cause it, and for the eye thing, I have no idea, I wish I could help more
  • 12-26-2011, 11:58 PM
    yourstruely_rachel
    Re: Should I be concerned?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by cmack91 View Post
    Huh, well honestly, I got nothin lol. Like I said before, ive heard of pigment loss, but im not sure what does and does not cause it, and for the eye thing, I have no idea, I wish I could help more

    Hmm. Well she just got thru eating a mouse just fine so that's a good sign. But i'm still probably gonna get her a check-up soon anyways. Thanks for trying to help.
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