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my baby corn went cloudy (eyes werent blue however, just duller) a couple days ago, stayed that way for about a day, then got clear again. was clear for exactly 2 days, then this morning woke up to a shed skin and all the hides overturned. is that a frikkin record or WHAT?

perfect skin btw. i made sure to mist the tank and kept plastic over the top and it really works! no holes or rips anywhere in it, and nice intact eyecaps and head (except the mouth opening). this was so cool. too bad I didnt get to actually watch it. next time!
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1.0 alb. okeetee "Grissom"
1.0 Pit Crew's Sun and Shadow "Vanyel"
0.1 CH Grey Castle Hot Tamale "Willow"

you may just have missed her being blue for the first few day...
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Redtail "Kilo"
1.0 Ball Python "Road Hog"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches" (Didn't name her!)

nah. he was bright one day, next morning very dull and pastely looking with dull eyes. the eyes never went "blue", just a duller color. maybe cuz hes an alb okeetee?
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1.0 alb. okeetee "Grissom"
1.0 Pit Crew's Sun and Shadow "Vanyel"
0.1 CH Grey Castle Hot Tamale "Willow"

Albinos are easier to miss when going into shed. I have an albino black rat that took me a few sheds to figure out what to look for when he started. I would say you just missed the first few days before his eye actually go "blue", as an albino doesnt get blue like non-albinos. They get more of a dull cloudy look to them, and then clear up. Albinos tend to get a milky coloration and just get dull looking. They will clear up, but still have a subtle milky color that is easy to miss. The belly usually shows this more than the back and shed will come shortly afterward. Once you figure out your snakes shed cycle, you can start looking a little closer at your snake when you think he should be going into shed. Pretty cool to watch them go through their changes!
Hope this helps!
Brian

>>nah. he was bright one day, next morning very dull and pastely looking with dull eyes. the eyes never went "blue", just a duller color. maybe cuz hes an alb okeetee?
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>>1.0 alb. okeetee "Grissom"
>>1.0 Pit Crew's Sun and Shadow "Vanyel"
>>0.1 CH Grey Castle Hot Tamale "Willow"
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Corn snake (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
0.0.1 Great plains rat snake (TX locale)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

Also, if you handle them frequently you can tell they are about to shed if you know what you are feeling for.... my corn hope ALWAYS feels silky smooth... I'm not sure if this means her cage is perfect or if she just has "good" skin....? But when she is about to shed her skin feels more grainy and her skin catches more on your fingers. My Albino black rats always feel slightly grainy (skin is a little different?) but when they are about to shed you can tell because it feels different. I can usually tell they are going to shed a few days before they even go blue!
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Redtail "Kilo"
1.0 Ball Python "Road Hog"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches" (Didn't name her!)

Hey Brian
I was just wondering but do you like X-men or something because half of your herps are named after different X-men. also do you have any pics of Mystique, Rogue, Gambit, and Bishop? email me to talk about this other than on a herp fourm.

Thanx Brandon

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>>RATS
>>1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
>>0.0.1 Corn snake (KY locale)
>>1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
>>1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
>>1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
>>1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
>>0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
>>0.0.1 Great plains rat snake (TX locale)
>>1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
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>>RACERS
>>1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)
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>>KINGS
>>1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
>>1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
>>0.0.1 Prairie king snake (KY locale)
>>0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
>>1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit" (TX locale)
>>0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
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>>MILKS
>>0.0.1 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" (KY locale)
>>0.0.1 Eastern/Red Milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
>>0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake (KY locale)
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>>BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
>>0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
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>> Good luck and Happy Herping
>>Brian