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  • 08-24-2006, 08:11 PM
    Naf Eeknay
    Yet another shedding question
    Hi all! It looks like my bp is getting ready to shed. He is hanging out in his hide non-stop. Usually he poked his head out in the evening to see what's going on but I haven't seen him do that in a couple days. I had BPs in the past and they were pretty active during their shed. Is this the "normal" bp reaction to shed (stay in hide?) Just wondering since I may have had really odd bps before.:cool:
  • 08-24-2006, 08:31 PM
    JLC
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    Perfectly normal.


    My gophersnake leaves his shed stretched out, around, under, and through everything in his tank.....while my BP leaves hers in a nice tidy little ball in her hide.
  • 08-24-2006, 08:46 PM
    Naf Eeknay
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JLC
    Perfectly normal.


    My gophersnake leaves his shed stretched out, around, under, and through everything in his tank.....while my BP leaves hers in a nice tidy little ball in her hide.

    LOL! I must say that Monty scared the bejesus out of me today. I was curious cause I hadn't seen him out of his hide in like 2 days so I lifted one and he was just laying there, no reaction at all when I pulled the hide off of him. After a minute he started slithering around and doing his snake thing. I think he shot me a dirty look though before he headed for his other hide. Haven't seen him since!!
    :snake2:
  • 08-24-2006, 08:48 PM
    Naf Eeknay
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    If his eyes are clear on Sunday, and he still hasn't shed, should I go ahead and feed? His normal feeding day is Sunday.
  • 08-24-2006, 08:50 PM
    JLC
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    If his normal feeding day is Sunday...I'd go ahead and wait til Sunday. Won't hurt him a bit to wait a few more days.
  • 08-24-2006, 08:58 PM
    Naf Eeknay
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JLC
    If his normal feeding day is Sunday...I'd go ahead and wait til Sunday. Won't hurt him a bit to wait a few more days.

    My post was probably incoherent :P So if his eyes are clear on Sunday go ahead with the normal feed? That is what I meant to say... yeah... that's the ticket. :D

    peace
  • 08-24-2006, 09:08 PM
    JLC
    Re: Yet another shedding question
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Naf Eeknay
    My post was probably incoherent :P So if his eyes are clear on Sunday go ahead with the normal feed? That is what I meant to say... yeah... that's the ticket. :D

    peace

    If he's done shedding....go ahead and feed. If the eyes have cleared but he hasn't shed yet...then there's a chance he'll refuse. But a refusal is not a big deal...just wait and try again the following week. You're choice. Some snakes are really sensitive throughout the entire shedding process....and some just want their rats! :P
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