My new baby just shed! :D

I'm sorry, I hope this is the right forum...I just had to share, lol. My coworkers don't understand why I am so happy, but it was the first time since I got him and I'm really relieved it went well!

http://i.imgur.com/Ss9RV.jpg

I kind of want to preserve the shed if I can, is there any way to safely sanitize it without destroying it or bleaching it out? Or do I need to? Have any of you saved your snake's first shed? (Okay, it wasn't his first shed, but you know what I mean...)

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Originally Posted by sbit

I'm sorry, I hope this is the right forum...I just had to share, lol. My coworkers don't understand why I am so happy, but it was the first time since I got him and I'm really relieved it went well!

http://i.imgur.com/Ss9RV.jpg

I kind of want to preserve the shed if I can, is there any way to safely sanitize it without destroying it or bleaching it out? Or do I need to? Have any of you saved your snake's first shed? (Okay, it wasn't his first shed, but you know what I mean...)

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I have every shed my snakes ever produced.
I keep them in a box.

:D

I don't worry about "sanitizing" them because any bacteria on them probably dies off after a while.

I guess you could put it in an airtight box with a tiny capful of bleach and the vapors would do the trick.

After all the sheds I've seen, I still grab it and go find hubby squealing "Look what [fill in the blank] just did!" and then I go get whomever just shed and go back again, squealing "Look at [whomever's] new suit!"

And then I take photos of the new suit.

[I am such a flaky "mom"]....:P

I save all of my snakes sheds. I just put them in a zip-lock bag.

You might want to take a look at this:

http://jkrgear.com/index.php

They have developed a method of preserving sheds and giving them their original coloring back. They will let you send them a shed. Give Justin a call, he's a great guy.

The Serpent Merchant is right, hes a great guy. I'm gonna be getting my new firefly from him shortly. And JKR can also make you a phone case for iphone out of your snakes shed. I'm waiting on my girl to get big enough so i can send him one..

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Originally Posted by Salamander

I have every shed my snakes ever produced.
I keep them in a box.

:D

I don't worry about "sanitizing" them because any bacteria on them probably dies off after a while.

I guess you could put it in an airtight box with a tiny capful of bleach and the vapors would do the trick.

After all the sheds I've seen, I still grab it and go find hubby squealing "Look what [fill in the blank] just did!" and then I go get whomever just shed and go back again, squealing "Look at [whomever's] new suit!"

And then I take photos of the new suit.

[I am such a flaky "mom"]....:P

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Hee hee! I don't feel alone now! I was so proud of Anon and his new duds :D Can't wait till he's done digesting so I can take some more pics! He's much darker now. (Business suit?)

And that's a good point about the bacteria dying off, I've left it alone for several days thinking that might help. And he didn't poop on it or anything. :P

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I save all of my snakes sheds. I just put them in a zip-lock bag.

You might want to take a look at this:

http://jkrgear.com/index.php

They have developed a method of preserving sheds and giving them their original coloring back. They will let you send them a shed. Give Justin a call, he's a great guy.

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Oh my goodness, that is incredible! Awesome that they support such great causes, too. Thanks for the link!

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Originally Posted by boaz_21

The Serpent Merchant is right, hes a great guy. I'm gonna be getting my new firefly from him shortly. And JKR can also make you a phone case for iphone out of your snakes shed. I'm waiting on my girl to get big enough so i can send him one..

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Man, I almost want to get an iphone just for that :P I hope you'll post pics if you get a case (...and of the new firefly, of course! :D)

(Oh wow...looked him up and realized I've been on his website before...Now staring at the crazy beautiful snakes again...)

I got my 1.1 pastels from Justin, he was very quick to reply to my questions and overall is a great guy with some really nice snakes.

sbit, that is a very good looking shed. It's obvious you have your humidity spot on! Here's to many more :carouse:

I LOVE when my snakes shed, they are so silky afterwards. That looks like a good full one, you must be doing something right! :D
For some reason, the shed skin really sicks me out. I use the tongs to get it out and check for eyecaps. (I also gag when I remove the dryer lint, though... so I'm just grossed out by odd things...) I can handle poop, pee, dead rats and their guts and blood- but the skin gets me. :confused: