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dkdesire
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21/04/2009 : 20:38:30
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Hi all, hope your all well. 
I've just got a quick question regarding Saber's strange behavior, We've had her now for around the 3 week mark but she's acting differently.
After her first week of settling in she became rather inquisitive of her Viv and did a lot of exploring or she'd happily sit with her head poking from her hide. Feeding has not been a problem and handling has been easy. Both my partner and I hold her while she slides up and down our arms or coils round our hands.
But of late she's been acting jumpy and skittish, when we go to change her water she'll dive under the substrate and tunnel to a hide or coil so that her head is covered (constantly moving like she's trying to coil herself even tighter).
I've noticed her lower half has been getting darker, first it was patches where it looked like it was food in her stomach but it seemed to have spread. I've heard this could be a sign of shedding (we wasn't told of her last shed) but as she has Red/Pinkish eyes I can't see any Blue/Mist.
Typical shed behavior perhaps? |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 20:45:27
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| Sometimes their eyes are only cloudy for a day or so, and it's harder to see on an amel (well i think so anyway) then they clear again and it can be anything for 2 - 10 days before they shed so you could well have missed it. It would explain the out of the ordinary tetchyness too. |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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dkdesire
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 20:49:20
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| Thanks Tizzy, we'll keep and eye out for a shed. Should we refrain from handling? |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 21:10:31
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| It's a good idea as if he is shedding then he's almost blind and gonna be feeling really stressed, keep a close eye on him too just in case. |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
3348 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 22:48:58
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| i agree with tizzy plus it's still early days and she's still getting used to you. |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 23:03:01
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| Lee your agreing with me an awfull lot, *Mmmmm next post might suggest Lee donates 50% of his income to the 'Tiz' snake fund* |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
3348 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 23:27:47
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| only because you answer before me,thats it now im disagreeing with everything you say and 50% of my income wouldnt help your fund much |
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