what does it mean for a snake to be "blue"?
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dw662002
Oct 29, 2010 07:16 AM
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a153fish
Oct 29, 2010 07:30 AM
Unless there's another meaning I don't know about, it simply means they are in shed. When they may have an overall bluish cloudy look to them. There is one morph that I just recently dicovered which is called a blue motley. It is a cross between Anery and Dilute. The animal is not very blue but some individuals have a bluish tint to them. a bit like when a snake is in shed I guess.
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DMong
Oct 29, 2010 09:21 AM
It simply means the snake is preparing to go into it's shed cycle. They get very grey/blue and very dull just prior to this, and their eyes become very milky and opaque several days prior to actually sloughing-off the skin.
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