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08-Aug-04, 09:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-04 Location: Adelaide | | | My MD is sheding. What happens?
Ok, my MD is starting to shed. His eyes have gone slightly milky and he stayed in his hide all day. He also didn't take his mouse tonight. So what is the process that will follow? How long before he sheds? What sheds first, and how does he do it?
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08-Aug-04, 09:06 PM
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It should take about a week from now, could be more could be less. Keep the humidity up and you'll find out pretty soon 
He'll start from the lips and work his way down to the tail, the sloughed skin will be inside out.
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09-Aug-04, 02:54 PM
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Ok, I just want to make sure he is only starting his shed cycle and not sick. Is it normal for snakes to not eat when they have started their shed cycle? His eyes are not fully milky, but his skin seems really saggy around his neck. Looks like he has spare skin to fill into. It would be about 5 weeks since he last shed I believe. His eyes seemed to have gone a bit clearer than they were yesterday. They don't seem as milky.
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09-Aug-04, 03:00 PM
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some snakes will eat when they are going to shed and some wont, nothing to stress over just wait till he sheds and then give it a feed.
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09-Aug-04, 03:03 PM
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from what I have said above does it sound like he is going to shed?
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09-Aug-04, 03:07 PM
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yes to me it does.
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09-Aug-04, 03:12 PM
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cool, thx.
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09-Aug-04, 03:15 PM
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Put some water under your heat lamp ( I generally have a flat rock there and spray it). This will greatly raise the humidity level for about an hour and assist the shed.
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09-Aug-04, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuscus Put some water under your heat lamp ( I generally have a flat rock there and spray it). This will greatly raise the humidity level for about an hour and assist the shed. | This is what I've ended up doing! It works a treat! Makes a nice basking spot too!
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09-Aug-04, 06:01 PM
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I got the humidity really high a couple of nights ago when my big carpet was about to slough, the humidity helped her get the whole thing off in one piece, it was 3.9metres long!
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09-Aug-04, 06:23 PM
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they stretch some dont they, how long is the carpet though?
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09-Aug-04, 06:24 PM
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about 3.1-3.2m
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09-Aug-04, 06:27 PM
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Looks great dried out, stretched on a wall, puts off the mormons if its in veiw from the doorway too!
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09-Aug-04, 06:30 PM
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I should save all my skins and use them as packing material when sending stuff for fundamental christians
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