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MeandMilo
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06/05/2011 : 11:28:22
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milo has been shedding a huge amount since ive had him and im a bit confused as to why he dose it so much 
he went into blue when i first got him and shed two weeks later, then 4 weeks later he shed again, then 4 weeks and he shed again, then again 3 weeks later and now two weeks later he is in blue again?!
he is a adult snake and should only be shedding around 8 times a year and he is doing it every other week! 
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2011 : 12:41:39
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| loosing weight, damaged scales or he's getting chubby? XD |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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GillyDuncan
50% warning
USA
45 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2011 : 19:23:38
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or mites.
I thought some snakes can shed a lot if they have mites and are trying to get rid of them. |
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2011 : 14:26:04
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| excessive weight-gain, illness, injury, external parasites.... |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2011 : 14:51:59
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| I'm pretty sure you thought Milo had mites a few months ago. If he does/did then he will shed a lot until he has repaired the damage that mites do. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2011 : 14:55:05
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| also mites are likely to reappear after about 6 weeks............ |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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MeandMilo
Egg
United Kingdom
87 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2011 : 12:14:05
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a few months ago we did think he had mights be he didn't have any but he dose have a lot of damaged scales, which was my fault  he escaped and was in the back of my chest of draws, in my room and i shut a draw on him a few weeks ago and when i realised he was in there i felt so gulity, sorry milo x but he seemed unfazed by it )
on closer inspection today, shows that the scales down one side of his body were crinkled and 5 were bent
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2011 : 12:29:52
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| If he has been injured they take a while to heal and they shed out any skin damage. If he has been suffered an impact you'd be as well taking Milo to a vet for an X-Ray, just to check if it has broken his ribs. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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stop shedding!!
