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Two years ago I purchased 4 normal hatchling females at the NRBE for a grand total of $120. They were all so normal appearing I never bothered to even photograph them. Last weekend I was shocked to find that one of the females underwent a drastic color change with her last shed. I've heard of this happening prior to other peoples balls. Does anyone know if in these other instances this was a one time change, or do they continue to lose some pigment during future sheds?

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Bob Garby

Wow! When you say dramatic, you mean it. She really lightened up, assuming she used to look like the others in the picture. I personally haven't seen a BP lighten up that drastically. If anything, I thought most tended to darken with age?
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I have a male that was darker than most normals when I got him. Then one day he got loose and no amount of looking could turn him up. After about 6 months we did manage to find him, perfectly healthy and looking like a new snake. He had faded so much during the 6 months that my parents thought I had bought a new snake when I showed them. He has been back for about a month now and has shed again and gotten lighter again. I have heard many stories and seen many pictures of similar cases over the years and the degree of change and continuation of change is always different. Who knows, one day my male or the one you have might be solid black and white!

I have a male that was darker than most normals when I got him. Then one day he got loose and no amount of looking could turn him up. After about 6 months we did manage to find him, perfectly healthy and looking like a new snake. He had faded so much during the 6 months that my parents thought I had bought a new snake when I showed them. He has been back for about a month now and has shed again and gotten lighter again. I have heard many stories and seen many pictures of similar cases over the years and the degree of change and continuation of change is always different. Who knows, one day my male or the one you have might be solid black and white!

I have a male that was darker than most normals when I got him. Then one day he got loose and no amount of looking could turn him up. After about 6 months we did manage to find him, perfectly healthy and looking like a new snake. He had faded so much during the 6 months that my parents thought I had bought a new snake when I showed them. He has been back for about a month now and has shed again and gotten lighter again. I have heard many stories and seen many pictures of similar cases over the years and the degree of change and continuation of change is always different. Who knows, one day my male or the one you have might be solid black and white!