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 Posted - 21/04/2008 : 22:41:54
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| Part of this topic is in Health, but I thought I'd move it to a more appropriate discussion. Strike has been pale for over a week now. We put in 2 pinkie mice last Thursday and he ate both just fine. I was wondering how long it takes for them to shed after getting pale and the "blue-tinted" eyes. Thanks in advance! |
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Kehhlyr
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Posted - 21/04/2008 : 23:19:17
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For my snakes, they go pale, usually about 4-5 days.
Then they go 'blue-eye' for about 2-3 days as well. (6-8 days so far total)
Then the 'blue-eye' and everything else clears and it's usually about 2-3 days after that.
My snakes in total probably have about 8-11 days ish from start to finish.
Thats a guide though, as all snakes vary.
I've had snakes shed without going pale or blue-eye.
Has she/he ever shed before since you've had it then?
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What part of the states are you in out of curiosity?
I don't think we have many people from your side of the pond on here. |
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Posted - 22/04/2008 : 20:52:38
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This was my first shed, we've had Strike for about 5 weeks. Last night after posting that, I got home and he had shed. So everything is back to normal now. It was really cool because it was just one long skin, head to tail. I'm so glad that he's growing and healthy.
I'm in MO. I also have 7 hermit crabs and am a moderator for a hermit crab forum. Everyone on that forum is so helpful and I wanted to find a similar one for Strike. When I looked up "Corn Snake Forums" online, this one looked the best. |
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Posted - 22/04/2008 : 22:05:52
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| sorry for ignorance of your country but where is `MO`, is it Montana? |
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Posted - 22/04/2008 : 23:45:12
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American states are done all wrong. 
'MO', is Missouri, or so I believe.
It's confusing isn't it. I've always actually been quite amazed at how and why American states are named/post/zip coded.
It's all to complicated for us brits, that's why we forced 'em across a bloody big river, get them as far away from us so we can don our bowler hats, and drink our tea in peace. 
By the way Jaci, Hermits are brilliant, I've thought about getting them myself, Especially because of the fancy shells that can be bought for them.
Are yours the Aquatic Marine ones? or the Humid sand ones? |
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 16:50:20
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Haha! I'm actually 1/4 British. My birthmother is 1/2 British, 1/2 Puerto Rican.
Yes, MO is Missouri...or Misery, depending if you have allergies. :) Anyway, my hermits are land ones. They range in sizes from medium (size of an American quarter) to jumbo (size of a small softball). If you get some hermits, you can go to www.hermitcrabparadise.com and get some awesome information! It's very similar to this forum. |
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 17:08:00
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My brother was studying marine biology at Scarborough and did experiments on velvet swimming crabs and hermit crabs from the wild (to find out more about them I suppose) He wants to keep hermits now he's moved back home I'll point him in the right direction of your forum.
Here's his website and the dissertation on his experiments:
http://www.scarboroughstudentscientist.co.uk/dissertation.htm
you might find it interesting.
Happy you like the forum - I'm Lewy the website owner happy to have you on board! |
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 17:15:29
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Originally posted by jaci
Haha! I'm actually 1/4 British. My birthmother is 1/2 British, 1/2 Puerto Rican.
Yes, MO is Missouri...or Misery, depending if you have allergies. :) Anyway, my hermits are land ones. They range in sizes from medium (size of an American quarter) to jumbo (size of a small softball). If you get some hermits, you can go to www.hermitcrabparadise.com and get some awesome information! It's very similar to this forum.
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 21:45:01
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We have many breeders in the states. Some do it to sell, the guy I bought Strike from bred corns for fun, but ran out of room so he had to sell some from his last hatch. They range in price from $30-$100+ USD of course, I'm not sure what the conversion would be.
Nice to meet you Lewy :)
We had a trinket rat snake that we didn't do research on before getting him, consequently he passed away about 2 months after getting him. Strike is doing very well, he had his first shed a few days ago and is constantly eating. He'll be on 2 pinkie mice for this and next week, then we will graduate him to 1 fuzzie or fluffy or whatever the next level is in feeding :)
I do have a question. Do all corn snakes lunge out of your hands when you pick them up? Strike, if we're not careful, will lunge half of his body length out of our hands. It's a little annoying because he's so quick and we're scared we're going to drop him if he keeps doing that before our hands have the time to catch him. Any thoughts? |
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