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ari
Hatchling

United Kingdom
213 Posts

Posted - 12/06/2008 :  20:40:16  Show Profile  Visit ari's Homepage
my snake recently showed all the symptons of a shed, discolouration of the skin, cloudy eyes, being inactive. Then it all seems to dissappear, the eyes have cleared completely but ive not found his shed. should i be concerned? are there any ways of check if hes shed his skin as ive read it can be damaging to the snake if he keeps his old shed.

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Posted - 12/06/2008 :  20:44:56  Show Profile
just wait a copple of days. it will soon shed, ours is the same all the signs then nothing for a few days.

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ari
Hatchling

United Kingdom
213 Posts

Posted - 12/06/2008 :  20:45:20  Show Profile  Visit ari's Homepage
forgot to mention, i fed him a pinkie today. and he snatch right at it. not very precisely which was strange. took him a few goes!
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Posted - 12/06/2008 :  20:48:59  Show Profile
Testing the food item.
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Kazerella
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/06/2008 :  21:43:36  Show Profile  Visit Kazerella's Homepage
Snakes normally go back to normal before they shed. They usually go dull, then go normal for 1 to 2 days then shed.

He might not have taken his food straight away because he still might have trouble seeing properly. Their eye caps go opaque just before a shed.

Don't worry, a few more days and it'll all be over



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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

United Kingdom
4428 Posts

Posted - 12/06/2008 :  22:22:52  Show Profile
Mine will probs shed tomorrow. If you look at the underside of the snake you can sometimes see blotches of where the skin has come away from the inner scales. It looks like air bubbles.

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ari
Hatchling

United Kingdom
213 Posts

Posted - 13/06/2008 :  20:20:32  Show Profile  Visit ari's Homepage
great stuff, he shed completely a minute ago. was so amazed by it i forgot to record it. oops. only had mystery a month and he is my first snake so was overjoyed.
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

United Kingdom
4428 Posts

Posted - 13/06/2008 :  21:48:26  Show Profile
Same thing happened to me. I told myself i would record it on my phone but i completly forgot!

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