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  • 07-17-2004, 08:15 PM
    luckylexxi94044
    How often does a snake shed? How often should I clean the cage? How often should I soak my Corn? HOW OFTEN?!?! LOL. Sorry, my mom is here and those are the questions she asked that I didn't find online. I have a good idea of cleaning the cage but everything else is blurry to me.
  • 07-17-2004, 08:18 PM
    How often?
    well,,,

    a snake will shed more times when they are babies and still growing, so maybe every month, and as they get older, maybe ever 4- 5 months they will shed


    spot clean the cage every day, and clean water every day, full cleaning, i do every 2 week,- a month

    i dont soak my corn unless she had a bad shed, which she just shed and it was perrrfect
  • 07-17-2004, 08:22 PM
    luckylexxi94044
    Thank you!
  • 07-17-2004, 08:23 PM
    luckylexxi94044
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Royal-y_Great
    i dont soak my corn unless she had a bad shed, which she just shed and it was perrrfect

    What is the classification of a bad shed?
  • 07-17-2004, 08:38 PM
    more than one piece, and when the skin didnt come off, you can tell becsue it looks like it is just glued there, a good soak will take it off, dont peel it off, soak and use a wash cloth to massage it

    BTW, in the last week, both of my snakes shed, my corn snake is now 4.5 feet and my ball python is 3 feet 2 inches, after they shed, i always measure them, means they are growing
  • 07-17-2004, 08:42 PM
    luckylexxi94044
    Wow! That's awesome... not the shedding thing but the growing thing. :) Thanks again!
  • 07-17-2004, 10:12 PM
    Tigergenesis
    Royal pretty much handled it all, but I'd like to add to the cleaning issue. I spot clean daily, disinfect the water bowl and change water. A full/total cleaning and disinfecting should be done on some kind of regular basis. For me it depends on the species and their substrate as to how often I do this. But what is important is to realize that you must clean and you must disinfect for maximum benefits. There is a difference between cleaning and disinfecting. This page is a great resource on the topic:

    http://www.anapsid.org/cleaning.html

    Hot soapy water is what you use to clean
    To disinfect you can either use a bleach/water combo, or Nolvasan (aka Virosan) which is diluted with water. I prefer the later because it is totally safe for reptiles - no need to worry about possible residuals as with bleach.

    So is your mom excited about getting a snake?
  • 07-17-2004, 10:41 PM
    luckylexxi94044
    Thank you! And yes, she is now that she knows that I've got quite a bit of information in my mind!
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