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| McLaren90 |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 14:10:14
William is not himself
He is just laying still
He is really dull in colour and is being aggressive,
His eyes are slightly cloudy,
I've only had him 6 days and his previous owner told me that he shed about 3 Weeks ago, coming up 4 now.
I'm just worried as I'm new to the whole snake thing.
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 07:35:26
Obviously... post shed photos are essential... :p |
| McLaren90 |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 08:58:30
Thanks guys his colour is back and he is back to his normal self, his eyes are still a bit cloudy.
We will see what happens in a few days! |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 08:38:34
Corno always eats, she was deep in blue the other day but still gobbled her fuzzy down! A lot of snakes won't though, and to be honest if the previous owners have said he won't I probably wouldn't bother trying. Up to you though, worst case scenario you waste a mouse lol! I think the bath idea was for before he sheds in order to help moisten the skin, rather than after ;) |
| kev 5 |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 17:50:03
some will eat some won't,i tend not to feed while there in shed as once it led to 1 of my snakes having a bad shed |
| 343guiltyspark |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 17:23:35
Once Falco was blue and we tried feeding him and he ate it (but he is a bit greedy) |
| Georgina |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 15:27:55
You shouldn't need a damp hide if he doesn't normally have one, he can have a bath but not too warm, tepid. Its up to you if you want to feed, one of mine does and one of mine really doesn't x |
| McLaren90 |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 15:21:25
Ok, I've been told he doesn't eat when he sheds, so I don't no whether to offer him food or not? Ill make him a hide and see what he does!
I've also been told he loves a warm bath so once he has shed ill do that? |
| cobweb251 |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 14:25:44
sounds like shedding to me.... in a couple of days he should get his colour back and his eyes will clear then it will be a few more days until he sheds |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 14:12:04
does sound like it :) if you want to you can make a damp hide for him, just get a box with a lid and fashion a door, fill it with damp moss or kitchen roll :) |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 14:11:38
Sounds like it - surprising if he only shed 4 weeks ago, but everything you've mentioned points to it. |
