help im confised

i have a male leopard het pied that was the normal colors untl his last shed then he turned gray and hasnt got no color back at all he looks like a very nice axanthic but he only just turned colors iv never seen it before and ill get pics for you guys soon

some snakes will loose some color, why? unkown at this time. The color will come back over the next few sheds

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i have a male leopard het pied that was the normal colors untl his last shed then he turned gray and hasnt got no color back at all he looks like a very nice axanthic but he only just turned colors iv never seen it before and ill get pics for you guys soon

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I wouldn't worry - enjoy the colours while they last :) what kind of substrate do you have him on? The only thing i can think of is if you had him on newsprint maybe some of the black ink got rubbed onto his scales??

Cheers.

hes on aspen hes just cool looking now ever since he lost his brown color and turned gray

It happens off and on that a BP just loses color after a shed. He should turn back to how he looked before over the course of a few sheds.

Take lots of pictures while he's in his grays.

Here's an excellent thread that has pictures of this phenomenon taking place with a spider...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...er-turn...gray

It's rare, but it does happen. So far as I know, no one knows why it happens. The amount of time it takes to return to normal can be anywhere from a few sheds to a few years. hgrub's spider had only regained about half its color after a year and a half....haven't seen an updated picture since then, though.

I've never heard of this condition being harmful to the snake in any way, so don't fret about it. Just enjoy the mystery. :) (and post pics!!)

thats what happend to mine its amazing im glad theres nothing wrong with him it would be cool if it was something genetic but i doubt it

heres some pics http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_010604.jpghttp://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_010200.jpghttp://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_010058.jpghttp://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_010033.jpghttp://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_010002.jpghttp://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...-19_182604.jpg

let me know what you guys think about this

It's interesting how he still has color on his head and along his neck, then it just fades away.

Not much to think about it other than what's already been said. It's not an unknown phenomenon, but it's rare. I'd be really interested to know what kind of environment he's kept in, and if there were any significant changes or events within that environment since his last shed. Or changes to his diet...even if it's just a chance of source, if not type.

I also think it would be interesting if you kept records of all his sheds, including pictures, until he returns to normal again.

Such records might make it possible to eventually figure out what causes this.

been getting feeders from the same people for 3 years hes kept in a 28 qt tub in a rack nothing has changed since i got him when he was a baby