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Is it possible for a bp to change color?I am buing a large male bp from a pet store. When I brought him home from the store he was a cream grey color. I am buying him on a payment plan, and the store owner told me that I had to bring it back so I did, and now they are saying that I brought them the wrong snake.They said that he is not gray. All I did was take him from the store where he wasn't provided with heat, and had 2 other large cagemates in a 20 long tank.I put him in my tank where there is heat, and hides.Is the color change possible? He also ate 2 med rats while he was here...
Thanks,
Chris
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1.0 albino Speckled king
0.1 speckled king
0.1 desert cali king
1.1 ball python
65 common rats
25 african soft hair rats
49 mice
7 degus
2.2.10 girbils
1.0 blue and gold macaw
1.1 orange wing amazons
0.1 tin african grey
1.0 sugar glider
.1 beagle
1.0 pink toe tarantula
1.1 borneo bloods (comming soon)
0.1 hell spouse
3.2 children (kids)

The reason for having to bring him back, was that a coustomer had the full ammount for him.They thought it was a female.
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1.0 albino Speckled king
0.1 speckled king
0.1 desert cali king
1.1 ball python
65 common rats
25 african soft hair rats
49 mice
7 degus
2.2.10 girbils
1.0 blue and gold macaw
1.1 orange wing amazons
0.1 tin african grey
1.0 sugar glider
.1 beagle
1.0 pink toe tarantula
1.1 borneo bloods (comming soon)
0.1 hell spouse
3.2 children (kids)

I have several normals that are quite grey at times. They will usually lighten up after a shed or when they are gravid but it isn't year round thing. It wouldn't surprise me that a ball being without proper heat would have a different color then when he is comfortable but I keep my balls warm, lol.

Thanks for the info. This is turning into a nightmare.
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1.0 albino Speckled king
0.1 speckled king
0.1 desert cali king
1.1 ball python
65 common rats
25 african soft hair rats
49 mice
7 degus
2.2.10 girbils
1.0 blue and gold macaw
1.1 orange wing amazons
0.1 tin african grey
1.0 sugar glider
.1 beagle
1.0 pink toe tarantula
1.1 borneo bloods (comming soon)
0.1 hell spouse
3.2 children (kids)
myspace.com/midknight_fantasy

I am tired of being called a liar. I am relinquishing all ties to the particular pet store.All I wanted was a large male for my birthday.It was supposed to be my present to myself, but I guess I was wrong.
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1.0 albino Speckled king
0.1 speckled king
0.1 desert cali king
1.1 ball python
65 common rats
25 african soft hair rats
49 mice
7 degus
2.2.10 girbils
1.0 blue and gold macaw
1.1 orange wing amazons
0.1 tin african grey
1.0 sugar glider
.1 beagle
1.0 pink toe tarantula
1.1 borneo bloods (comming soon)
0.1 hell spouse
3.2 children (kids)
myspace.com/midknight_fantasy

Sorry I missed this post before - yes balls will have a tendency to change coloring - due to diet, stress, hormones, bad sheds, etc. I find that a lot of my rescues that have been kept poorly and particularly those found out wandering tend to come in with a ghostlike appearance - but with some TLC - they will return to "normal" coloring.

Here is a picture of one of my rescues found in a yard last year:

About 6 weeks later and a few good meals and a shed:

I'm not sure how much the pet shop is asking for the snake - but I'm assuming if you are making payments - then its probably more than the snake is worth - there are usually lots of big normal males that need homes in rescues check around your area.

Good luck!
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Tosha
JET Pythons

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I changed my mind about buying him.They want $99.99 for him, and there is a mite problem there.I will check into some rescues.
Thank you all.
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1.0 albino Speckled king
0.1 speckled king
0.1 desert cali king
1.1 ball python
65 common rats
25 african soft hair rats
49 mice
7 degus
2.2.10 girbils
1.0 blue and gold macaw
1.1 orange wing amazons
0.1 tin african grey
1.0 sugar glider
.1 beagle
1.0 pink toe tarantula
1.1 borneo bloods (comming soon)
0.1 hell spouse
3.2 children (kids)
myspace.com/midknight_fantasy