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white powder on ball

goregrind Oct 16, 2007 06:45 PM

my cousin just bought a baby ball it gets this white powder on it.it goes away when it sheds and then it comes back.

i cant think of anythingit could be, and i really hope its not mites, because if it is ill have to treat my collection too
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jake barney

my addiction:
1.1 ball pythons
0.2.1 corns
1.0 cal king
0.0.1 wc garter

Replies (5)

goregrind Oct 16, 2007 06:49 PM

the white stuff is only between the scales

i dont see anything moving
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jake barney

my addiction:
1.1 ball pythons
0.2.1 corns
1.0 cal king
0.0.1 wc garter

melindaste Oct 16, 2007 06:58 PM

Are you sure it is not urates? It could be moving over its urates and it is getting stuck between it's scales. It can be kinda chalky looking.

goregrind Oct 17, 2007 05:05 AM

thats one of the things i told him it could be, i just cant figure out how it ends up all over the snake
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jake barney

my addiction:
1.1 ball pythons
0.2.1 corns
1.0 cal king
0.0.1 wc garter

JenHarrison Oct 17, 2007 08:54 PM

They slither throught it a lot. Urates break up easily into a very fine chalky powder.

Someone on here called it "Poo Painting" which is the perfect description. LOL!
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~* Jen *~

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Steve_Harrison Oct 17, 2007 01:34 PM

Dang roomates!

JK,

Stevo

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