Pigment loss? Has anyone seen this before?
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One day he went into shed and was all brown and black, and when he shed what used to be brown is now white/yellowish. Does anyone know what this is known as? Is it bad? Any info/ideas would be great...
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Originally Posted by
Slim
Not sure what caused the pigment loss, but your guy looks a little bit dehydrated.
How old is your BP? I've seen pigment fading on older BPs, but not in a single shed. It usually happens over time.
He never had any type of burn on that spot did he?
I second that your snake looks a bit dehydrated.
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I have seen a few threads occassionally where the snake loses some pigment during sheds, but the color usually returns after a few sheds. Here is a thread where a spider turned completely gray in one shed, but at the end of the thread the OP posted a photo of the snake as the color was returning...
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...er-turn...gray
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No sign of illness, drinks regularly, has never refused a meal as long as I had him, and he's been locking up with my female here lately. I thought about nutrient deficiency, and I've been looking around for a good liquid/powder that I can give him. Also, there's nothing for him to burn himself on, and all heat sources are controlled with a thermostat, and checked with a temp-gun.
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satomi325
Can it be some sort of nutrient deficiency?
That's essentially what happens in birds who experience pigment loss.
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First off that Spider was amazing with her new threads !!
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JLC
It's like...while the new skin was developing right before the shedding process....the ink cartridge with the yellow/brown pigment went empty. She'll have to wait for a new shipment to come in before her color returns to normal. :P
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ExotixTowing
First off that Spider was amazing with her new threads !!
:confused::confused::confused:
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Vypyrz
I have seen a few threads occassionally where the snake loses some pigment during sheds, but the color usually returns after a few sheds. Here is a thread where a spider turned completely gray in one shed, but at the end of the thread the OP posted a photo of the snake as the color was returning...
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...er-turn...gray
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satomi325
:confused::confused::confused:
Must of been a few posts as I hit the quote button :O
I think someone should try to morph a grey spider :D
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I had this happen to one of my snakes. A lesser male got out and under something (I can't recall exactly what), anyway he was fine, no abrasions or anything. One his next shed though, he lost all the color from the scales that must have rubbed. Now it looks like he totally rubbed his scales off...but they are all there, and all fine. The color went back to normal with a few sheds.
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Must of been a few posts as I hit the quote button :O
I think someone should try to morph a grey spider :D
They have, it's called an axanthic spider. :P
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I have a "normal" female that gets paler and redder with every shed. She looked normal for her first two years of life and then started changing colors with every shed. This has been going on for the last 4-5 years and some of her daughters I held back 3 years ago are now starting to do the same thing.