Couple more questions.

I have a couple questions :@) I'm fairly sure pandora is shedding he eyes grew milky and he skin color faded. Three days later her eyes are back to normal but her head is still faded and I'm starting to see wrinkles in her skin. So I am fairly sure that is normal temps are good and humidity stays between 50-65% I was going to waitto clean the tank it's been 9 days. My fiance said it smelled gross I can't smell as I have a cold. But I hoped she umm pooped so I decided to clean. I did not see any poop she ate 6 days ago is that normal? I'm going to attempt to feed her again tonight, but as she is in shed I'm not sure if she will eat. Guess we will see :@)

So to sum up my questions:
1. Does it sound sound like her shed is going fine?
2. Should she have pooped by now? I did kinda feed her to small of a mouse 6 days ago...

Oh and I do believe my snake will someday love me; we have not worked up to that point just at like right now :@)
That was random just some thought after reading an earlier post from today :@)

Thanks all!!!

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I would bump the humidity up to 65% to 70% to ensure that she has a good shed. I'm pretty sure she will poop after she sheds. Snakes do not poop all the time.

Everything sounds normal to me. Bump up the humidity and all will go well. She'll leave you a present when she sheds haha :rofl:

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Originally Posted by DZ Reptiles

Everything sounds normal to me. Bump up the humidity and all will go well. She'll leave you a present when she sheds haha :rofl:

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Yup! Same as what my guy did - a nice shed and a nice 'present'.

Everything sounds like it's going fine.

Good to hear :@) yeah the humidity has been highe that's just the base level of humidity when I'm at work. When I buy more substrate I
Going to pick coconut. And thanks for the reply I feel a bit better :)

The poop thing is quite disconcerting for us poor mammals it is hard to imagine going so long with out you know... Snakes can and do often go a long time with out. I have one girl that is like clock work every 5 days, and the other extreme an other female that waits for at least 3 weeks and often much longer. Don't worry a snake that is eating most of the time is generally fine. If they get odd lumps in the back end and stop eating then that can be an issue but it isn't that common.

The shed cycle is usually ten days pre-shed pink belly and often a bit more shy, not always but often. Then the colours fade and go almost milky, at or near the same time the eyes go cloudy, Then the eye clear sum the skin colours seem to brighten but there is a dullness to the shine of them. The next bit is the actual shedding, fresh shed is damp and sometimes smells odd I want to say fishy? but not quite, it will dry fairly quickly. The liquid is a slick secretion to help lubricate the skin, it is water soluble and soaking the snake before a shed inside the cycle can cause stuck shed because the intradermal lubrication is washed away in the water.

A side note is that snakes will often refuse food during the cycle, personally I have started to wait until they are done before I offer. That is personal preference, my garbage can snake has decided it is breeding season and she isn't interested in eating at the moment... other things on her mind apparently.

Alex