Super Fire Magic Trick

[Jyson]

This holdback from last year has some tricks up his sleeve.
After his very first shed. Solid white with pale orange patches. Pretty standard for a super fire.


After a few sheds.. "What the heck?"


After a few more sheds.. "Fascinating." Side note: the grey patches weren't blurry, my camera skills just suck.


After his most recent shed.. "Psych! Gotcha!" lol The grey patches vanished.

[MarkS]

Well, that's unusual. Is there any possibility it could be ink from the newsprint transferring to his skin? I remember when I used to use printed newspaper my snow corns would get kind of a grayish cast to them but it wasn't in patches like that.

[DellaF]

He's a gorgeous snake! Thanks for sharing.

[Jyson]

Well, that's unusual. Is there any possibility it could be ink from the newsprint transferring to his skin? I remember when I used to use printed newspaper my snow corns would get kind of a grayish cast to them but it wasn't in patches like that.

Nope, it lasted for quite a few sheds, and got a bit darker. He is a possible granite though. I have seen another pic of a super fire with a grey patch on its head. So I know it happens with super fires. Just don't hear about it often.

[dylanjwicklund]

Idk I've seen a pie bald with the same stuff that a breeder was selling and he said it was newpaper ink try switching off newspaper for a few sheds

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[dylanjwicklund]

And if they just vanished that's a sign of newspaper ink staining to me

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[Ax01]

whatever it is, it looks cool to me. as long as the snake is healthy, it's a nice little surprise.

[Slim]

That is one great looking snake!

[John1982]

One thing about the "fair" morphs like albino and leucistic is they tend to show the slightest bit of damage with glaring clarity - something that doesn't even show up on a normal is suddenly painfully obvious. Simply rubbing a bit too vigorously, especially during a shed where scales are more vulnerable to damage, can cause that kind of discoloring until they heal up after a couple more cycles. I've seen it on some of my supers but not in such large patches. Just throwing it out there as a possibility.