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01-Oct-07, 09:53 AM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender:  | | | snake sheds real wet and oily so is snake
my snake just shed and its shed was real wet i mean wet driping doesnt look like water or pee real oily and so is the snake looks like baby oil is on it every thing is sticking to it eg: paper in its enclosure tried 2 wash it but keeps coming back oily is this normal
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Last edited by carpetsnake; 01-Oct-07 at 10:02 AM.
Reason: dont know
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01-Oct-07, 10:23 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | and is having trouble moving because of the oilyness of the snake
the paper is sticking 2 it cant move properly
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01-Oct-07, 10:24 AM
|  | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | | Yes , skins when first done will be wet ,it is that way so it will come of its body , its not a great idea to be handling and washing it just after a shed , just leave it alone in future it will be fine .... |
01-Oct-07, 10:25 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | said that allready didnt i lol
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01-Oct-07, 10:25 AM
| | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | | What kind of paper is in there ?? |
01-Oct-07, 10:26 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | newspaper
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01-Oct-07, 10:28 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | it is just strange none of the snakes have shed like that before including this one
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01-Oct-07, 10:40 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: my own little world Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by carpetsnake  and is having trouble moving because of the oilyness of the snake
the paper is sticking 2 it cant move properly | place your carpet snake on a branch or some sort of perch(in the enclosure) and let it dry out naturally. good luck!
Is it a carpet? i just assumed it is  .
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01-Oct-07, 10:49 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | | what food have you been giving it? |
01-Oct-07, 10:50 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | | sorry what kind of snake is it? |
01-Oct-07, 10:56 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | between weaner and adult mice eats anything maccie
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01-Oct-07, 11:33 AM
|  | Roadkill Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 25 | | | | It's normal and always happens, you've just never noticed it before as you haven't been there directly after it has shed before. Just let him be and he'll be fine.
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01-Oct-07, 01:50 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | still wet and oily sticking 2 every thing 8 hrs later going to vet at 5.20 today
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01-Oct-07, 01:59 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | | have you ever fed your maccie a finch ? |
01-Oct-07, 02:04 PM
| | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by carpetsnake my snake just shed and its shed was real wet i mean wet driping doesnt look like water or pee real oily and so is the snake looks like baby oil is on it every thing is sticking to it eg: paper in its enclosure tried 2 wash it but keeps coming back oily is this normal | What did you wash it with ??? | | |
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