Being a new owner of a BP, I am not fully familiar with all aspects of this new snake. I was currious if some BP's have a naturally irodecent coloration to them. I have been told that this happens before they shed, but his eyes have not become clowdy and i have had him for almost a month now and he still "shimmers." Anyone have any ideas.
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Scale coloration
officert
Jan 12, 2006 10:23 PM
Replies (4)
raintree
Jan 13, 2006 02:59 PM
There is a lot of variation in the sheen of ball python skin among individual normal animals.
In general, ball pythons coloration will dull and darken previous to a shed. The eyes will also become cloudy blue. Just before the shed (usually a day or two) the eyes will clear.
After the shed the new skin often has a very irridecent appearance.
How often the snake sheds will depend a great deal on how fast it's growing. If it's an older snake it will generally shed less often than younger animals.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
officert
Jan 13, 2006 04:09 PM
well he is a 4mo old male, and is yet to shed(that is since I have owned him). I am acutally really looking forward to see him after a shed to see how "fresh" scales look. Thanks for the relpy
SimplyRed
Jan 13, 2006 07:03 PM
just fyi 
ballpythons18
Jan 14, 2006 02:48 PM
My Bp always seems to have a iridescent look on her head and usually her sides
