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skin question
hi there i just purchased a baby ball and he's eating and doing fine. i had him a few days and i'm noticing his skin on the very top of his back seems to be breaking in parts. like he's losing his good color and underneath is a dull blue. this is not all over just his back,i had a burmese and when it was going into a shed i didn't look like this. it's hard for me to explain what it looks like it's like patches on his back with dull skin under it i guess. just was wondering if this might be a problem with his skin or just going into a shed
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Re: skin question
It's hard to visualize what you mean without a photo. The "blue" your describing isn't very comforting as the description could be scale rot, although normally it occurs on the belly.
http://www.snakegetters.com/demo/vet...techiation.jpg
Is this photo similar to what you are seeing?
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Re: skin question
What are your setup conditions?
mike
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Re: skin question
nah it does'nt look anything like that pic, his belly is slightly pinkish this is just right on top of his back he has a slight blue to his head now. also looks as if his top scales are coming off and theres just dull blueish underneath.i'll try to take a pic. it's hard to explain he is in a 20 long aspen substrate water 2 hides his temps are 81 cool side 92 warm side humidity 70% to 60 uth on warm side 75watt red bulb for heat he ate yesterday and seems fine no mites on skin that i can see just strange he is either going in to a shed or somthing is wrong very wrong
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Re: skin question
heres a few pics but it's hard to see. in the one full pic you can see it on his back down the middle theres 2 spots but it's hard to see. i'll get better pics http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...=3&userid=5155
Last edited by xxfatalxx; 02-18-2007 at 07:39 PM.
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BPnet Veteran
Re: skin question
I'm not gonna lie to you those pictures are horrible, all I can see on the back is what looks to be a little blushing but no missing scales. Maybe im looking at it wrong but I dont see anything.
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Registered User
Re: skin question
yeah i know i got to close i'm gonna take some better ones later he's prolly going into a shed. but it just looks strange to be in parts just on the top
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BPnet Veteran
Re: skin question
sounds to me like hes entering a shed cycle, but i dont know why his scales would be coming off if he was just in opaque.
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Registered User
Re: skin question
yahit's ashedfor sure his eyes blue now
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