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Old 02-08-13, 10:40 AM   #1
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Freshly shed

So jerry rice has been in shed constantly over the last month, 3 times in a 30 day period. Took him to the vet and we couldnt find any problems so we wrote it off as just an oddity. But man is he on fire.








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Wow, his colourations are gorgeous! I'm jealous :P Sounds like he is just growing like a weed.
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Wow, his colourations are gorgeous! I'm jealous :P Sounds like he is just growing like a weed.
he really is too old to be shedding like that but we couldnt find a reason as to why he was doing it. I measured his shed today and it was 6.5 feet long
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he really is too old to be shedding like that but we couldnt find a reason as to why he was doing it. I measured his shed today and it was 6.5 feet long
It's funny cause I was about to proceed about asking his age. I guess that can be a little odd but he seems very healthy and gorgeous
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It's funny cause I was about to proceed about asking his age. I guess that can be a little odd but he seems very healthy and gorgeous
hes about 2.5 years old. Hes had a lot of issues when he first arrived, one being completely INFESTED with mites. It took two good months of baths twice a day and PAM to get rid of them all. He is my beautiful boy, I am lucky to have him. I still have no clue what he is- he isnt like any hypo ive seen and Ive heard korbin say "paradox" but I havent a clue what that means O___o
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hes about 2.5 years old. Hes had a lot of issues when he first arrived, one being completely INFESTED with mites. It took two good months of baths twice a day and PAM to get rid of them all. He is my beautiful boy, I am lucky to have him. I still have no clue what he is- he isnt like any hypo ive seen and Ive heard korbin say "paradox" but I havent a clue what that means O___o
Oh okay, I could still see sheds happening at that age. My 2 year old ball python still sheds about every 1.5 months but he only gets fed a medium rat every 2 weeks. Sounds like he got into the right hands though. You brought him back to health and I must say that his orange markings are quite beautiful and very saturated. I guess that could be the paradox part that Korbin was talking about?
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Oh okay, I could still see sheds happening at that age. My 2 year old ball python still sheds about every 1.5 months but he only gets fed a medium rat every 2 weeks. Sounds like he got into the right hands though. You brought him back to health and I must say that his orange markings are quite beautiful and very saturated. I guess that could be the paradox part that Korbin was talking about?
Im glad I decided to get him, his blood cell level was low when I got him on top of that he had an RI caused by stress from the mites. He is 100% healthy now and plugging along. He gets a jumbo rat or pigeon every 14 days. As for his orange, yea, i think thats what korbin ment, that its not a morph but something that just more or less happens.
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Re: Freshly shed

since some of the pics got moved

this is my favorite markings he has


and here is an album of them
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Yeah the paradox markings are definitely something that just happens and doesn't usually pass on either but it would be really cool if it did! I noticed the markings under his tail too, I love it! And it's sooo orange...is it actually that saturated in person?
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Yeah the paradox markings are definitely something that just happens and doesn't usually pass on either but it would be really cool if it did! I noticed the markings under his tail too, I love it! And it's sooo orange...is it actually that saturated in person?
it really is, the camera i was using is my friends nikon and captures things as they are for the most part. He is bright orange it looks like sharpie its so bright, ive never seen another boa with orange circles under its tail
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it really is, the camera i was using is my friends nikon and captures things as they are for the most part. He is bright orange it looks like sharpie its so bright, ive never seen another boa with orange circles under its tail
I'm impressed! I don't think I've ever seen a Boa that orange in general. He seems like a one of a kind for sure!
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Wow, he literally glows! Glad to hear all is well.

And pigeon? Never even thought of that one! (Of course, my species also does not get that large.)
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I'm impressed! I don't think I've ever seen a Boa that orange in general. He seems like a one of a kind for sure!
i cant imagine life without him. He is such a special critter

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Wow, he literally glows! Glad to hear all is well.

And pigeon? Never even thought of that one! (Of course, my species also does not get that large.)
Yea, locally in tucson there is a rat shortage, its harder and harder to find rats, the ones you do find are mangy looking and thin. So I found a guy selling BIG pigeons for 5 bucks a bird, and thats 3 bucks cheeper than the big rats.
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Actually the orange patched are more of a calico characteristic.
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