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 Posted - 07/04/2009 : 14:15:42
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my corn has been drinking alot of water lately and shes got alot of flaky skin especially on her back and near her head .. is she gunna shed soon or something?
shes a snow and i cant really tell if her eyes went cloudy or not 
im meant to feed her tommorrow, im moving her on to a large mouse for the first time and i dont want her to regurge if she is shedding ... that wont be good for her OR me lol
i am really confused so if anyone could help it would be great
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sexychef
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 14:23:26
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| how long have you had her and how old is she. my first guess is she has just shed and has retained some. |
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sexychef
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 14:23:26
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| how long have you had her and how old is she. my first guess is she has just shed and has retained some. |
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 14:36:06
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shes about 2 and a half .. ive had her about 1 month and the reptile place i got her from said she shed about 3-4 weeks ago .. so it would have been about 2 months now since her last shed
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 14:36:06
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shes about 2 and a half .. ive had her about 1 month and the reptile place i got her from said she shed about 3-4 weeks ago .. so it would have been about 2 months now since her last shed
sorry if that donesnt make sense lol |
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sexychef
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 23:30:00
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| every 2 months is about normal. with our snow you can really see the eyes go blue when in shed. have you only just noticed the flakey skin or has it been there since you got her? |
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 23:30:00
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| every 2 months is about normal. with our snow you can really see the eyes go blue when in shed. have you only just noticed the flakey skin or has it been there since you got her? |
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Jono2411
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 23:58:59
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| Maybe try putting a humid hide in to help her get the old skin off... |
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Jono2411
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 23:58:59
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| Maybe try putting a humid hide in to help her get the old skin off... |
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Posted - 08/04/2009 : 10:29:28
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| ive only just noticed it last week so im a bit confused |
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Posted - 08/04/2009 : 10:29:28
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| ive only just noticed it last week so im a bit confused |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 08/04/2009 : 21:53:48
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sounds like stuck shed to me, any pics Chrissy?
if it is stuck shed a bath then a gently towelling off should remove it, and it's important that it is removed, especially the eye caps and from the tail. the bath should be the same temp as the hot end of the viv, so 28-30*C and about as deep as the body of the snake. make sure you block off any escape routes such as overflows, bath for 10-15 mins to soften the skin then let her work through a towel. |
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 10:05:47
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i will try and get a few pics on friday .. i fed her yesturday so im gunna leave her for a bit 
im a bit reluctant to say it remains of a bad shed because i cant find any other random bits of skin like in her viv, if that makes sence lol .. but im starting to think it may be, and the place i got her from didnt tell me about it 
she has been rubbin her nose on the glass a few days ago but not on her rough hides or branches shes got in there, and i havent seen any of that behaviour the last few days ...
what will the left over shed on the eye caps look like anyway 
will she have trouble seeing
if the eye caps have been on there say about a week or so .. could it do lasting damage to her eyesight
sorry for the mega amount of questions lol
cheers for your help gingerpony
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 10:05:47
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i will try and get a few pics on friday .. i fed her yesturday so im gunna leave her for a bit
im a bit reluctant to say it remains of a bad shed because i cant find any other random bits of skin like in her viv, if that makes sence lol .. but im starting to think it may be, and the place i got her from didnt tell me about it
she has been rubbin her nose on the glass a few days ago but not on her rough hides or branches shes got in there, and i havent seen any of that behaviour the last few days ...
what will the left over shed on the eye caps look like anyway
will she have trouble seeing
if the eye caps have been on there say about a week or so .. could it do lasting damage to her eyesight
sorry for the mega amount of questions lol
cheers for your help gingerpony
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Kazerella
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 14:49:41
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| It shouldn't do mega amounts of damage in a week, but it's not good either. Try and get them off if you can. Sometimes a wet cotton bud helps. |
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Kazerella
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 14:49:41
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| It shouldn't do mega amounts of damage in a week, but it's not good either. Try and get them off if you can. Sometimes a wet cotton bud helps. |
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 20:30:54
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| ok thanks Kazerella i'll try that asap |
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