ok so my female brb shed the other day but like 2 days before she shed she looked really odd like white lines goin throughout the body and now that she shed her color is darker than ever her eyes kinda look like the eye caps are still on but they are not they came off with shed and a small group of scalels look like there is alot of white coming through and she looks like she is obese on how her scales looked like they are strecthed apart in some spots but she is only eating enough every 7-10 days to leave a slight lump nothing huge. anybody have any idea on what is going on? she is in a rubbermaid with high but not wet conditions every time i see she spilled water or went to the bathroon it is cleaned right away. and heat is about 85 hot spot. any ideas on what it could be please help never had anything happen like this before.
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PLEASE help something odd with BRB
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I'm not getting any ideas what could be wrong, pics would help. If you can't post them, feel free to send them to me.
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any recent additions to the collection
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could she be impacted from ingesting substrate?
is the scale stretching localized towards the tail end before the vent?
>>ok so my female brb shed the other day but like 2 days before she shed she looked really odd like white lines goin throughout the body and now that she shed her color is darker than ever her eyes kinda look like the eye caps are still on but they are not they came off with shed and a small group of scalels look like there is alot of white coming through and she looks like she is obese on how her scales looked like they are strecthed apart in some spots but she is only eating enough every 7-10 days to leave a slight lump nothing huge. anybody have any idea on what is going on? she is in a rubbermaid with high but not wet conditions every time i see she spilled water or went to the bathroon it is cleaned right away. and heat is about 85 hot spot. any ideas on what it could be please help never had anything happen like this before.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 
It could be lots of different things and, like Dave said, pictures would help. Based on your description, I'm thinking either;
1) Ovulation. Your snake has released infertile ova from the ovaies into the oviducts and they are awaiting fertilization. This is often accompanied by a darkening in coloration. Now might be a good time to introduce a male. if you're not planning on breeding the snake then do nothing. She will resorb the infertile ova in time. Females often go on fasts at this point (but some don't).
2) Kidney failure. This can cause a retention of fluids and lead to a bloated appearance. In all cases I've heard of, there was some type of toxin present in the environent before the occurrance. Medications, overdoses of vitamins, biocides (to kill ticks or mites) are all possible culprits.
The first is very common and I'm leaning towards it as the culprit. I mention them both because either will come on very fast. Ovulation only lasts 48 - 72 hours or so. Post a pic if you can. It's always a good idea to have a qualified reptile vet in arm's reach if you need one. So, start looking.
We'll be here to help if we can. Let us know how this progresses or if you have any other information.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com
i havent had time to get pics but it is like her whole body head to tail that is kinda strecthed/bigger. she is in a rubber maid and has newspaper that is changed often. there is no mites or tick or anythying she is a cb and is about if i remember right 3 i think. i want to breed her i just havent found the right male and when i saw one the price was way to high. ummm im mostly worried about the whole eye thing her body is starting to go back to normal now and does not look to be as streched inbetween scales. but eyes still look a lil like haizy i guess you could say. i think that is everything you asked for. oh and as far as new animals a water dragon but he is in a diff room snakes have there own room and hands get washed before entering and snakes dont go into other rooms and nothing goes in the rooms besides me gf and f/t feeders.
