Quick Ball Python Question

[rxracer]

hey i got my ball about a week ago, and i have knowticed through the cage that he has kind a blueish gleam to him. its not on his eyes or anything. i was just wondering if that was becasue maybe he has never shed before.. i dont know. any ideas
Tanks
Rob

 

[davo]

Probably about to shed, best to leave it alone during this time.

 

[loconorc]

Never shed before?.... That would mean hes literally like an hour old. They shed the first day of life (twice I think) and very often for the first year of life.

 

[davo]

couldn't find a pic of a royal, but same principle, heres a couple of brbs, one in shed, one not. The blue tint is just the skin that's about to come off.

 

[rxracer]

its not quiet that blue, i can just barley see it in the light, like under th basking bulb...

 

[rxracer]

Never shed before?.... That would mean hes literally like an hour old. They shed the first day of life (twice I think) and very often for the first year of life.

this is my first snake, all this is new to me, sorry if i seem stupid

 

[malawi haps]

it could also be irredescents from the light reflecting off of the scales .If you look real close and at an extreme angle you can also see a rainbow effect that is what it is the scientific name is deflection.It is the amount of light deflecting off of a reflective surface.

 

[malawi haps]

Very intense right after a shed. post a pic .

 

[rxracer]

maybe thats it, cause you have to be at a pretty big angle to see it, and it still has excellent color..

 

[anhwheeler]

u might want to up the humity and let him be, and keep misting. he is shedding prob.