Is my Carpet python sick?

[Terranaut]

More food. Unless rats are an issue to aquire or something I would switch now. My jungle jag is about the same size and eats a small rat every 10 days. If you stick to mice , I would think 2 adult mice every 10 days is about the same. Your looks soon to go into blue. Mine all dull out a bit before blue. If you up your food your snake will also shed more.

[bikerecho]

Great. i'll deferentially do that. thanks

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

Here are 2 images. Can you see what i mean about it having a low contrast color. My Ball is almost shining in comparing.


take a screenshot



windows print screen

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it looks like it's going into shed mate

it will get brighter once it's shed

cheers shaun

[bikerecho]

But.. it has looked like this for a long time.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

Here are 2 images. Can you see what i mean about it having a low contrast color. My Ball is almost shining in comparing.


take a screenshot



windows print screen

in the picture above the dull area may be retained shed,its hard to tell from the picture

in the picture the part of the snake thats round your wrist of looks dull,the rest of the snake looks bright,is that the way it looks in the flesh ?

the part of the snake at the bottom of your wrist apears to have some dry skin

if so then you may have some retained skin from a previous shed

you could try soaking the snake in warm water in the bath,let the snake run through your hands to see if any old shed comes off,if it starts to come off then rub all the dull patches and any old shed should come off in your hand/fingers



that said,if its just the way the picture has been taken and the whole snakes dull then ignore what i just said,as it may just be a dull coloured snake

cheers shaun

[franks]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

But.. it has looked like this for a long time.

What is your hunidity currently at? A luke-warm bath may help.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

But.. it has looked like this for a long time.

2 months is not a long time for a 2.5 year old snake.

Not only that maybe your snake is just dull, and not very high contrast.

I would also add that even for a slender species of python, your snake looks a bit underweight. Just try giving it bigger meals, or the same meal at a higher frequency. Maybe you will see faster sheds then. Best of luck.

[bikerecho]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

in the picture above the dull area may be retained shed,its hard to tell from the picture

in the picture the part of the snake thats round your wrist of looks dull,the rest of the snake looks bright,is that the way it looks in the flesh ?
Well kinda. The blitz did make it a little more dull. On it's side it's not as dull. So it is kinda like this it looks in real life

the part of the snake at the bottom of your wrist apears to have some dry skin
if so then you may have some retained skin from a previous shed
I really hope this is the case. Can't wait to see it shed

you could try soaking the snake in warm water in the bath,let the snake run through your hands to see if any old shed comes off,if it starts to come off then rub all the dull patches and any old shed should come off in your hand/fingers
I'll definitely try that. thanks.


that said,if its just the way the picture has been taken and the whole snakes dull then ignore what i just said,as it may just be a dull coloured snake

I really hope not. In that case i am properly gonna sell it. My other snake is really bright and pretty, and i want my carpet to also be pretty to look at. It's one of the reasons i have snakes. I like the way they look

cheers shaun

Originally Posted by franks

What is your hunidity currently at? A luke-warm bath may help.

I'll try that. thanks

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

I would also add that even for a slender species of python, your snake looks a bit underweight. Just try giving it bigger meals, or the same meal at a higher frequency. Maybe you will see faster sheds then. Best of luck.

Thanks. i'll do that. I am going to the city today to get food for them. I'll switch to rats instead.

[bikerecho]

They didn't have any small size rats. So i bought 4 mice.
My healthy Ball python eat 2 without problems as usual. But my carpet didn't want to eat them.

I did give the carpet a bath and i did let the snake run through my hands. No skin was rubbing off.
It might still have helped a little. I can only hope.
I'll try feeding it the 2 remaining mice again when i come home from work.

[bikerecho]

They didn't have any small size rats. So i bought 4 mice.
My healthy Ball python eat 2 without problems as usual. But my carpet didn't want to eat them.

I did give the carpet a bath and i did let the snake run through my hands. No skin was rubbing off.
It might still have helped a little. I can only hope.
I'll try feeding it the 2 remaining mice again when i come home from work.