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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
 Posted - 27/02/2012 : 17:15:03
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John has started to develop some strange markings. He is supposedly a Hypo so I realise that he will have some dark markings here and there but the skin between the scales has started to turn quite dark. It seems to be in patches down his sides half way down his length. He seems perfectly healthy in every other way, eating, pooing etc and he does not smell in anyway. Is this darkening of the skin just because of his parentage? I have included some pics of him and have circled some of the areas although there is more than I have shown. Pics are rubbish quality,poopcamera. Hopefully someone will be able to put my mind at rest.
Some of his colouring
Belly
Taken in direct sunlight
No flash used in any photo all natural daylight. Sorry for all the pics but worried about him. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 17:44:55
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| cant really tell from the pictures but are the dark patches under the scales, cause if they are they could be mites |
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Cerian.abbott
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
17 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 18:01:47
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| When you handle him, do some of the black bits remain on your hands, because they do they could be mites. However if they remain In the same place it mostly likely not mites. |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 18:31:10
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| The dark colouring does not come off when i handle him. There are no signs of mites in his faunarium and he is kept on white kitchen towel and no sign of mites on this. I have got some damp kitchen towel and tried to wipe the blackness/darkness away, I wondered if he had layed in poo, but nothing come off. It does look like its under the scales which is why I said on his skin between the scales. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 18:56:54
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| Just looks like colouring to me! |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 19:52:13
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| So the dark appearance of the skin, almost looks like he has dirt from the garden between the scales, is totally normal for an extreme hypo? So in a normal corn its where the black pigmentation of the black scales would be and because he has no black its almost like discolouring of the actual skin??? |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 19:55:43
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| I thought it was amel too. Only a few cheeky splodges of black in there give him away. Because it is surrounding each darker orange its totally fine in my opinion. Its probably always been there just very small only noticeable as he grows. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2012 : 19:55:43
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| My motley has them also, nothing to worry about! |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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Concerned over strange markings appearing
