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22-Jul-07, 04:41 PM
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Hey my mac has shed twice in 2weeks is this normal, also i fed her while she is shedding and she took the moue and ate it is this bad?
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22-Jul-07, 04:42 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Sydney NSW 2110 Gender:  | | | | i think u should check for mites
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22-Jul-07, 04:47 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20 | | | | My guy feeds while in shed with no worries, but shedding twice in as many weeks is not normal |
22-Jul-07, 04:52 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: The far and bewildered mountainside of the strange region of Carpathia Age/Gender: 33 | | | | It's certainly not common for snakes to shed as often as this, but it does happen. Sometimes it's for no apparent reason, other times it can be due to a growth spurt.
I wouldn't be concerned about mites being the cause. A snake would need to be heavily infested with mites for it to shed twice in such a short space of time, and you would have detected the mites before then. Still would be wise to check for mites, though.
Feeding a snake during any stage of shedding isn't bad. It would be wise not feed them while in their milky stage of shedding(but still can be done), but feeding her any time after this is okay.
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22-Jul-07, 05:09 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: brisbane Gender: | | | | my snake shed times in 8 days when it had a severe RI, vet said any stress/injury will cause repeated sheds
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22-Jul-07, 07:23 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhat Ashamed To Say On This Site Now! Age/Gender: 24 | | | | snakes will put themselves into the slough cycle as part of the healing process for any injury.....
as for your snake.... i wouldnt worry too much if it appears to be normal and healthy
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22-Jul-07, 07:52 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Western Sydney. Age/Gender: 18 | | | | i cant see any mites, i dont know what they look like though she looks normal and healthy as i said she has eaten so im sure she cant be to stressed though i have moved in with my mate and my snake enclosure is about 30cm away from his bredli enclosure. also there where no signs of her shedding, no milky eyes, i just looked at her this afternoon and she was slithering around her hide and the enclosure with some skin hanging off i came back 30min later and there she was lookin great with her old skin wrapped around her hide. What do i look for when looking for mites, i cleaned her enclosure yesterday and put new paper substrate in and didnt notice anything odd.
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22-Jul-07, 10:51 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: nowra/nsw Age/Gender: 26 | | | | mites get around the eyes,nose,vents ect they look like brown to reddish crawly dots. when they get mites they bathe themselfs for a long period. |
23-Jul-07, 03:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Western Sydney. Age/Gender: 18 | | | | ok it doesnt look like she has mites.
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