Shed Number One

[BMorrison]

Well Furio has all but a centimeter of shed left on his tail and it's all off in one piece!!! I'm ecstatic! (He seems to be too!)

I think I'm going to switch from Aspen to Coconut Fiber... Any opinions?

[scoobyark]

Sorry I use newspaper as substrate so Im no help there but, congratulations on the complete shed!!

[BMorrison]

Thank you very much.

[missi182]

Yea I gave up on the cypress mulch after I little dude started dragging his dinner through it and almost ate a huge chunk of it. I switched to Scott Shop Towels and I keep sphagnum moss in the corner to help with over-all humidity + sheds.

[BMorrison]

Yeah, the local herp place recommended Bed A Beast because it's pretty similar to natural environment.
I would use something different (IE Newspaper if I wasn't allergic )
Does anyone use this bed-a-beast and really like it? Or Eco-Earth?

[dalvers63]

I think I'm going to switch from Aspen to Coconut Fiber... Any opinions?

I have used both and find that Aspen works better for me. The coco fiber would dry out too quickly and with 30+ snakes to care for it is just easier to have everyone on newspaper or aspen.

If you have more than one snake to do, or if you want a LOT of the fiber to last a long time, get it at a nursery store instead of the pet store. I picked up a HUGE bale of coco fiber (coir) for around $20.

[WaRocker]

Congrads dude.. Man I can't wait till mine sheds..
Looking forward to it. I bet it will be soon. Orion is pounding down 2 mice in a feeding..

[BMorrison]

How long does everyone here wait after a shed to start handling again?

[fishmommy]

I wait a couple of days...usually I can tell by his mood when he's really done with the shed funk and ready for normal activity.

[hoo-t]

No need to wait after a shed for handling. In fact, you mentioned a bit of shed left at the end of his tail. If that is completely encircling his tail, its usually recommended to try to get it off.

Steve