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Length of Time to Shed

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  • 08-16-2007, 09:44 AM
    SatanicIntention
    Length of Time to Shed
    This is a question about some babies I had hatch on the 24th. Only ONE normal female has shed, and has even eaten twice. She's growing like a weed on Miracle Grow. But the other 6 hatchlings haven't shed or even gone blue yet. They are being kept on moist paper towels and have a water bowl. Should I stick them all together in the same tub?

    Just wondering if this was normal, or if I need to start charging them rent or something... ;)
  • 08-17-2007, 05:03 AM
    MPenn
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SatanicIntention
    This is a question about some babies I had hatch on the 24th. Only ONE normal female has shed, and has even eaten twice. She's growing like a weed on Miracle Grow. But the other 6 hatchlings haven't shed or even gone blue yet. They are being kept on moist paper towels and have a water bowl. Should I stick them all together in the same tub?

    Just wondering if this was normal, or if I need to start charging them rent or something... ;)

    I would start charging them rent!! :8: :8:

    Some snakes will just take a bit longer to shed than others. Have you tried to offer them some food yet?
  • 08-17-2007, 07:11 AM
    Ginevive
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    I was wondering: how soon is good to start offering food? So it is OK to offer before they shed?
    Thanks Becky for bringing this up! I did not know that you should feed before their sheds.
  • 08-17-2007, 10:27 AM
    xdeus
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    I offer them food after about 10 days even if they haven't shed. I've had a few this year that seemed to forget they were supposed to shed and didn't get around to it until more than a month after they hatched.
  • 08-17-2007, 06:15 PM
    Ginevive
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    Wow. :O
    Mine have all gone blue now; it was almost frightening to open their communal tub and see a pile of snakes that looked pretty clear-colored yesterday, be all blue now. :)
  • 08-17-2007, 07:01 PM
    MPenn
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    I agree with Xdeus. I tend to offer food within 7 - 10 days after hatching. Some will eat; some won't.
  • 08-18-2007, 08:09 PM
    SatanicIntention
    Re: Length of Time to Shed
    Yep, two of the pastel females have already eaten. I didn't offer to the others. One of the female normals is already shed out and has taken 2 meals. Fat little thing. I'll have some mouse hoppers soon so everyone will get a go at one.
    Thanks everyone, it's good to know that they are just trying to give me a coronary ;)
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