What is THIS?

Yeah if its a scale it might be extra melanin. afterall pied is a leaky gene anyways. BP's get lighter and darker per scale as they age.

No idea on what it could be. How long have you had her? I would try putting her on newspaper or paper towels and see what it looks like after her next shed.

I think some people are looking at the black scale and others are looking at the smaller stippling in the white areas. Which are you concerned about?

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Originally Posted by CritterVet

I think some people are looking at the black scale and others are looking at the smaller stippling in the white areas. Which are you concerned about?

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Good point!

Hi,

I'm guessing it's the stippling.

There was someone on the captivebred forums with the same issue I think.

The general concensus seemed to be it was from the bedding. I would take the advice previously given by pfan151 and switch to newspaper and look at her again after the next shed.


dr del

They are not ticks. They are random black scales.
I was talking about what was on the dorsal area.
Albey was able to identify it. They sometimes get the red on the dorsal area before a shed.
These are the random scales.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/SPJ01/spots.jpg

He isnt asking about the black scale he is asking about the pinks spots.

I dont see anything though....i must be blind.

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Originally Posted by SPJ

They are not ticks. They are random black scales.
I was talking about what was on the dorsal area.
Albey was able to identify it. They sometimes get the red on the dorsal area before a shed.
These are the random scales.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/SPJ01/spots.jpg

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Albey was right. I have a Pied female going into shed right now, and she has the pink spots as well. If you watch Albinos closely before, during and after a shed you will see it there as well. Also, I see it very frequently on Hypos, but it isn't pink, but rather looks like a bruise (for lack of a btter word). Very nice Pied by the way.