I've had my Albino Darwin for over 1.5 months now. I bought him when he was a just over a year old. The carer said he could shed in 3-4 weeks time. I'm wondering when he would or should shed, also how can I spot him beginning the shed cycle? Thanks.
Usually they will stop feeding (not always) and hide away prior to shedding. Not obvious from the eyes as the skin is almost transparent.
Easy to see with really young ones (photos) as they go dull and wrinkly but yearlings just loose their subtle colours. How often are you feeding it and what size mice/rats? 1.5 plus months is a bit long if it is being fed regularly.
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Unless it’s very undersized as a yearling it should be eating at least adult mice or equivilent rats, my month old hatchlings are eating fuzzy mice. As a yearling it needs much more calcium than in fuzzy mice and lack of condition will cause shedding problems
I personally struggle to notice the colour changes in my guys. Usually the only physical sign i notice is the cloudy eyes and by that stage they are obviously deep in shed.
One thing mine do to let me know a bit earlier is to hide away. If i havent seen them cruising around the enclosure for 3+ days (and they arent digesting) then i generally assume they are a week out from shed.
Though as yellowtail suggested it does seem like he is not eating enough. Could you provide pictures to help gauge size, or do you know its weight?
Lookin nice, real nice!Fresh threads for my green tree.. the humidity has been on point these past few months ..
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