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Concerned first time owner help please!
So about two weeks ago I bought a 10 month old calico male (my first pet snake) from a local reptile store. everything has been fine he has ate both times i've offered him food. (the week I got him and this week) Last weekend his eyes started bluing over but everything seemed fine. When I went to pick him up this morning I noticed these spots around his mouth. I started panicking and checked his tank for any moist substrate, he is on aspen bedding, which there was none of. Both times he has relieved himself it was when I was home and I was able to clean it out minutes after he went. But I'm very very very scared he is getting scale rot or something.

I couldn't get a better picture of his chin because my camera was being stupid and he wouldn't sit still. I'm extremely concerned for him. Please any replies would be great. I am very scared of him getting hurt or whatever the case may be. Thank you. (also sorry if the pictures aren't formatted right or something)
Last edited by Zozoobaba; 09-28-2015 at 12:13 AM.
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
http://imgur.com/7W9O1ny
That's the best I could get of his chin, it could just be the coloring but I didn't notice the coloring until today
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
If the babies eyes are turned Blue he's going into a shed, bump up the humidity and keep watch for a shed skin. I would like to invite you to go read all the care sheets here it's good to have a resource like that on the Forum's. Have fun reading education is the key.★★★★★
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
I cant see anything wrong.im the picture
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
 Originally Posted by Lady mkrj58
If the babies eyes are turned Blue he's going into a shed, bump up the humidity and keep watch for a shed skin. I would like to invite you to go read all the care sheets here it's good to have a resource like that on the Forum's. Have fun reading education is the key.★★★★★
Sent from my SGH-T999
I've read many different care sheets many times, I'm not worried about the blue eyes. I'm worried about the discoloration around his mouth.
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
Picture is a little too dark...from that photo i can see nothing wrong. Maybe try and take him outside for some natural light, without a different picture i dont know how much help you will get.
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
I can not see the mouth area very good . I will wait for a photo with the flash used My sight is not as good as it used to be..... When you say spots are they real tiny black spots or ??
Sent from my SGH-T999
Last edited by Lady mkrj58; 09-28-2015 at 03:36 PM.
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
 Originally Posted by Lady mkrj58
I can not see the mouth area very good . I will wait for a photo with the flash used My sight is not as good as it used to be..... When you say spots are they real tiny black spots or ??
Sent from my SGH-T999
http://imgur.com/gallery/vlo5157/new
That is the best I can get the camera will absolutly not focus on his chin, the dots are pretty small but I assume that's his coloring because they haven't moved at all. The discoloration on his chin is what really scares me. I noticed it right after he completely shed though (apart from a few stuck pieces) so maybe it is just his new coloring?
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my snake has similar markings around her mouth, and she is a pastel calico. perhaps it is just a pastel thing!
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Re: Concerned first time owner help please!
 Originally Posted by oes888
perhaps it is just a pastel thing! 
I don't know much about the genetics of snakes and how they work/names, but maybe it is just his colorings, thank you though. Reading that did just calm my nerves a lot.
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