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    how many..

    days does the actual shedding of the skin last? j/w

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    Re: how many..

    From the time the snake breaks the skin loose around their head until they swirm out of it should only be a few minutes. But from the time they show signs of impending shed until they swirm out, I would guess that time frame being around a 7-10 days.
    Hope that helps.

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    well thank you because i just got my bp today, =]]] and i waited till today for my paycheck but ive been visiting him here and there at petco (i know, i know, i made sure everything was perfect and in order) and i dont know exactly when he started but i know for sure it was around wed. or so. and i thought he should be done by now. but yes it helped a whole lot. =]]

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    Re: how many..

    No prob.
    You picked a good place to be for info on your new little guy. People here are pretty helpful.

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    Re: how many..

    Hey Kooklie,


    Did you see our sticky's on shedding?

    This one explains it in good detail and this one is for when it doesn't go to plan for some reason.


    dr del
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    7 adult Royals (2.5), 1.0 COS Pastel, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Lesser platty Royal python, 1.1 Black pastel Royal python, 0.1 Blue eyed leucistic ( Super lesser), 0.1 Piebald Royal python, 1.0 Sinaloan milk snake 1.0 crested gecko and 1 bad case of ETS. no wife, no surprise.

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