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    Question about Ball Python shed

    This is my first ball python and this will be her first shed. She is a healthy 5 month old, eats like clockwork and her first shed with us went fine, complete from eye caps to tip of tail in one piece. My question is about the color of her shed, I just wanted to ask if it was normal to be able to see her pattern on her shed. She is a pied ball python (dont know much more then that), and I can see all of her pattern on her shed. Just curious to know if thats normal, hadn't really seen the pattern on others pictures. I have a pic attached.
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    Not to worry...on some snakes you can see their markings on their shed skins, while others you can't. It's normal either way.

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    Re: Question about Ball Python shed

    Thank you, im always trying to look up everything I can for her but I think now that she has shed and seems good ill worry less.

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    Re: Question about Ball Python shed

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Not to worry...on some snakes you can see their markings on their shed skins, while others you can't. It's normal either way.
    Yep I'd agree ..

    My Mexican Black shedded skins are always charcoal grey in colour !!


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    It's cool when you can see their patterns. The markings show up on rattlesnake sheds & on my (late) BCI, & others. It all depends on the kind of snake.

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    Re: Question about Ball Python shed

    My boas except my albinos always leave there pattern, my img boa skin is nearly black like her, here’s a couple of others


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