Koula
Active Member
This is probably gunna be a bunch of dumb questions, but as a total n00b to herp keeping, and only knowing a little about what the books and sites I've been to say, here goes:
I have a young Spotted Python (my first snake), I've only had him for 18 days, and he's eaten twice so far, but on monday he ignored his food.
Monday morning: Thawed out fuzzy mouse offered but ignored.
Monday afternoon: Noticed his markings were rather dull looking and his eyes had a very faint barely noticaeble opaqueness to them.
Tuesday morning: Colours still dull, eyes looking noticably opaqued but not totally milky looking.
Tuesday night: Decided to leave him alone for a while.
Wednesday night, just 5 minutes ago: Eyes nice and bright, colors not dull. NO SIGN of shed skin anywhere in tank.
Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Did he shed or not? Do snakes sometimes eat their sheds? This seems very strange for his eyes/colours to go dull, and then magically bounce back to normal in so short a time?
I have a young Spotted Python (my first snake), I've only had him for 18 days, and he's eaten twice so far, but on monday he ignored his food.
Monday morning: Thawed out fuzzy mouse offered but ignored.
Monday afternoon: Noticed his markings were rather dull looking and his eyes had a very faint barely noticaeble opaqueness to them.
Tuesday morning: Colours still dull, eyes looking noticably opaqued but not totally milky looking.
Tuesday night: Decided to leave him alone for a while.
Wednesday night, just 5 minutes ago: Eyes nice and bright, colors not dull. NO SIGN of shed skin anywhere in tank.
Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Did he shed or not? Do snakes sometimes eat their sheds? This seems very strange for his eyes/colours to go dull, and then magically bounce back to normal in so short a time?
