Odd colored normal or ......... ?

I've fallen victim to the "is my normal ball python something special?"

I picked this girl up yesterday from a private owner. They acquired her in 2003 as a baby, didn't specify CB/CH/WC. She is 6 years old, 1800 grams.

Sorry for the picture quality, my camera is a piece of junk. The last picture I set her on top of another female I have. It doesn't show up well in the pictures, but where they are normally black she is a creamy brown, almost a coffee + cream sorta color. Then her sides are lighter brown.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobbittle/025.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobbittle/026.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobbittle/028.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobbittle/032.jpg

I would say normale but when doubt breed it out.

Normals can come in a variety of shades of colors, and can have a numerous amount of blushings. You do have a normal, it just is more of a creamy colored one rather than a plain brown and black one.

Also, do you have that snake housed in the same room as your other snakes? If you do, I highly recommend quarantining for at least 3 months. It's just a precaution so the snake does not spread any parasites or diseases to your other snakes. You also shouldn't let that snake come in contact with any other snakes you have because that can also very easily spread any parasites or diseases the snake may have.

And since the snake is new, do not try handling her for at least a week just so the snake can get used to its surroundings and so the snake does not become even more stressed than it already is. Taking it out and putting it with another snake and handling it will cause the snake to have a great amount of stress.

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Originally Posted by tattlife2001

I would say normale but when doubt breed it out.

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That's my thinking as well, I just wanted someone elses experience. :P

I'm picking up an 08 male cinny, maybe I'll pair them up and see what happens.

Oh....I got her for $20. :D

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Normals can come in a variety of shades of colors, and can have a numerous amount of blushings. You do have a normal, it just is more of a creamy colored one rather than a plain brown and black one.

Also, do you have that snake housed in the same room as your other snakes? If you do, I highly recommend quarantining for at least 3 months. It's just a precaution so the snake does not spread any parasites or diseases to your other snakes. You also shouldn't let that snake come in contact with any other snakes you have because that can also very easily spread any parasites or diseases the snake may have.

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She's in my "QT" room where she'll stay for the next few months.

If it is a female and you only paid $20 I would be worried about that. Why would someone sell a good female of that size for that cheap? Just my opinion on that. I would get it checked by a vet asap just absed on the price and honestly I would ahve passed on it only because I would be terrified it was sick.

Tom

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Originally Posted by tattlife2001

If it is a female and you only paid $20 I would be worried about that. Why would someone sell a good female of that size for that cheap? Just my opinion on that. I would get it checked by a vet asap just absed on the price and honestly I would ahve passed on it only because I would be terrified it was sick.

Tom

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It was a private owner. He had no idea the value. He also didn't know the sex. It was his child's pet and the child had grown tired of it and wanted a guinea pig. A fecal sample will be taken to my vet, no worries. :)

Ok I just get worried about that kind of thing ya know? Good luck with it if anything freaky hatches from it lemme know I might want something lol.

Tom

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Originally Posted by tattlife2001

Ok I just get worried about that kind of thing ya know? Good luck with it if anything freaky hatches from it lemme know I might want something lol.

Tom

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Oh I understand quite well. :)

She's already lounging on top of one of your snakes, I don't think I'd bother with QT now...lol. Kinda defeats the purpose.

She's pretty, very light.

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Originally Posted by MiniJ83

She's already lounging on top of one of your snakes, I don't think I'd bother with QT now...lol. Kinda defeats the purpose.

She's pretty, very light.

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The other female is also in QT..... :P

I think she is beautiful, nice find!

very nice!
shes almost ghost like

She's pretty! She could be a normal, but with the quality of pictures I wouldn't want to say for sure she is. Good luck on breeding her, she'll produce some beauties!

I would say, pretend the snake was $250, you paid $20, so that leaves you $230 to go out and buy a new camera. I honestly cannot tell jack from those pics.

Dave

If anything, she looks like a ghost. The way to check that is to check her shed. If her shed has dark patches, then she's a normal; if the shed is completely clear/translucent with no pigment at all, then she's a ghost.

She looks good. I would breed her to a ligh morph male. Pastel, fire...
Fire would be my first choice.