Zig Zag Corn Snake Albino or amelanistic?

[Grimreaperdj]

Hiii I m new in the web site and in the hobbie, this is my first snake and i m so happy! i have a question... it is a Zig Zag Albino or Amelanistic? and like how much time it takes to grow? at least to eat regular mices (No Pinkies).

 

[Tasia122]

wow i really don't know what morph it is i'm still learning myself but that sure is a very good catch you got there...very pretty

 

[SnakesRule1234]

An amel is an albino... so you got both. I agree, nice ziggy.
And, different snakes grow at different speeds so I cant exactly answer that question.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

Thanx Tasia for being nice, and "snakesrule" thanx too, for answer me my question.

 

[Tasia122]

i'm falling for the ziggy patterns myself now i'm like i gotta have one or i'll die

 

[Grimreaperdj]

it is zig zag morph common???

 

[RavenSpirit360]

That is one pretty Amel. zig zag you have there

 

[Grimreaperdj]

how do i know if my snake will shed? please help, he's always in his hiding spot, and i dont want to feed him cause someone told me, that i cant feed him when he is sheding. (Sorry for my english) :S

 

[ghosthousecorns]

It is amelanistic. The white 'albino' snakes you see (snows) are amelanistic (no black ) and also anerythristic ( no red)
Zig zags in the pattern are quite common, but really nice zig zags like you have there are not quite so common. Nice snake!

 

[ghosthousecorns]

You will know he is getting ready to shed because the color will change. Amelanistics are one of the snakes where the color change is very obvious. The eyes will look glazed over. Some snakes will eat even in shed, you won't know if yours will or not unless you try. Hiding is normal, that's what they do.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

Thanx so much, should I try to feed it with a small pinky? just to try? like how much time it takes to shed?

 

[ghosthousecorns]

How long ago did you get it? If you just got it today, wait a few days so he can get used to his new home. Shedding process can take about a week, depends on the snake. First it will get opaque and then clear up and then shed a few days later.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

i buy it 2 days ago, and he told me that the snake will shed and was opaque, and today he clear up.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

the snake clear up*

 

[ghosthousecorns]

I'd wait a day or 2 then, he will probably shed real soon if he already cleared up.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

ohh thanxxx i m so exciteddd! i like so much this forums. hehe

 

[StaceyBaybee]

Wow thats an amazing pattern.

 

[Grimreaperdj]

omg today when i woke up i saw it shedding!! was so amazing! Thanx all of u guys.

 

[StaceyBaybee]

An albino corn is another name for an amel corn.
You have an amel zig zag, zig zag being the pattern on the snakes back

 

[Tasia122]

here's what my RO Amel looks like when in shed

i personally think that amels are easier to know when in shed b/c they look blue tinted but i also look for the blue eyes.