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axanthic or desert ghost??

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so i found this snake on kingsnake quickly snached it up and waited two weeks for a day to be home for him it was listed as "axanthic or desert ghost" lots of times you cant tell much from a pic and i dont really know jack about ball morphs but he still looked amazing now i dont know what he could be i would say axanthic but most of the pics of adult axanthics i have seen dont really come close to what he looks like in person any input or help would be apreciated

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How much does he weigh? Do you know if he sheds clear? The head does not look like it is faded enough to be a DG. DG's have very faded heads.
Desert Ghosts turn white and black but start off as high gold and black.
That one appears to have a red tint where it would be jet black.
Looks almost like a burgandy to me.
 
If it is WC, it seems alot of them come in and look that color. It could be stress, it could be a region of Africa where they look like this, could be disease, could be just a nice Ball. In a year or so, you will probably know better after sheds, feeding habits, etc...

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just got him in yesterday so no sheds yet and his eyes are clear so it could be a while hes at least 700g the previous owner was Phill Currie he said he had him for a few years so i wouldnt think it was disease or stress from being w/c he seems healthy and active ill have to do some burgundy research thanks for the help
 
If Phil had it for a few years, ask him to send you a photo of it as a baby.
At 700 grams, the change to the desert ghost coloring hasn't really started yet. This is a desert ghost at 500 grams and he is just starting to get the white in to replace the gold. They don't get the DG look until they are much larger.

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Yeah. He would have the classic DG look by then.
I would think burgandy hypo or nice axanthic or just a cool looking normal but not a DG.
 
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