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Today when i was watching my 17 inch ball shed i noticed a red substance coming out of its i cant think of the name (were they go to the bathroom and i touched some and it was like stringy im not sure what this is could someone tell me

>>Today when i was watching my 17 inch ball shed i noticed a red substance coming out of its i cant think of the name (were they go to the bathroom and i touched some and it was like stringy im not sure what this is could someone tell me

I have seen this question asked before and it usually turns out to be nothing to worry about.

I have also seen a tiny bit of blood in the cloaca of my BP's after sheds. As long as the bleeding is self-limited, there is nothing to worry about. Just keep an eye on it. There should not be much more than just a little bit of blood.
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would that blood mean that my ball is a female because iam unsure of the sex

At least not until they're around 11 or 12 years old. Okay. I couldn't resist.

If you search the OLD Ball Python forum using "blood" and "shed", you'll find lots of discussion of this topic. Unfortunately, trying to search the new forum for topics is an exercise in frustration.

But, basically, ball pythons seem to slightly tear the skin around their cloacas when they shed far more than any other species I've heard of. So you may see small smears of blood on the substrate after they shed, at least if you use a plain paper substrate. I've never noticed a difference between males and females in the frequency of this happening.