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bullshingle
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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject: Started shedding |
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My bp started to shed last night but only shed his head, and I'm pretty sure the eyes caps as well, does anyone have a pic of what it looks like with the eye caps still on? I've keep the Humidity between 60 and 80 percent. Is this normal not to shed everything at once?
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snakesRkewl
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If the head shed, the eyeball should be bright n shiny.
Retained eyecaps I have seen, stood out and were fairly easy to see.
Pictures would make it alot easier to answer your question.
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bullshingle
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| snakesRkewl wrote: | If the head shed, the eyeball should be bright n shiny.
Retained eyecaps I have seen, stood out and were fairly easy to see.
Pictures would make it alot easier to answer your question. |
I don't have a camera. Yes they are clear and shiny. I just checked on him and he still hasn't completed shedding. I hope theirs not a problem cause I thought when they shed they do it all at once.
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snakesRkewl
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snakesRkewl
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| bullshingle wrote: | | I hope theirs not a problem cause I thought when they shed they do it all at once. |
My pastel had a nasty bad shed last time, didn't watch and raise humidity "my bad". so I did the soak thing, worked awesome, took a bit longer,
more like an hour almost, but worked like a charm, and the snake seemed to like the help 
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bullshingle
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| snakesRkewl wrote: | | bullshingle wrote: | | I hope theirs not a problem cause I thought when they shed they do it all at once. |
My pastel had a nasty bad shed last time, didn't watch and raise humidity "my bad". so I did the soak thing, worked awesome, took a bit longer,
more like an hour almost, but worked like a charm, and the snake seemed to like the help |
So you don't think he's gonna finish the shed on his own? I mean it's from the neck to tail he didn't shed, just his head. Do I do Rons instructions asap?
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snakesRkewl
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I'd say yes, the snake did not shed on it's own, so this would be next 
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bullshingle
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| snakesRkewl wrote: | | I'd say yes, the snake did not shed on it's own, so this would be next |
I'm gonna try to get a camera and get a pic up. He just looks a little dull but wrinkly, you can't see any dry old skin. I got the skin from his head out the cage, didn't see the eye caps but it really looks like their off. I'm just really lost on this whole shedding thing, even tho I've been reading a lot of blogs/articles.
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snakesRkewl
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent idea.
Usually if the head has shed then the rest is ready.
Also, the bath/soak won't hurt the snake, and if the rest of it is ready to shed, you will know after the soak.
The skin should come off with very gentle rubbing from head towards the tail. If you have to actually lift and peel the skin, it probably needs more soaking, or isn't ready to come off.
Do not force any part of it to come off.
But yeah, pics definitely make life alot easier
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bullshingle
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Ok Thanks!
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