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:

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

(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:

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I used to date an OR nurse that would pass out if she nicked herself while shaving her legs....this is the same woman who in the operating room had no issues with holding a severed leg...go figure :)

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Originally Posted by sbit

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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His "formal wear".....:P

[hmmm...I wonder if we could put bow ties on them?]

*Most* bacteria need moisture to survive.
I would think that after it's dried sufficiently, the bacteria would die off.

It's possible that sticking it in the oven at low temps might hasten the bacterial death rate.

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Originally Posted by Slim

I used to date an OR nurse that would pass out if she nicked herself while shaving her legs....this is the same woman who in the operating room had no issues with holding a severed leg...go figure :)

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That's because it was somebody else's leg....LOL

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

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:

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You're weird.

[j/k!]

:D

I can stand anything on earth except maggots.

I'm all creeped out now just because I typed the word.


{{{{shudder}}}}

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Originally Posted by Salamander

I'm all creeped out now just because I typed the word.

{{{{shudder}}}}

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Same thing happens to me when I write an alimony check :O

Hahahaha, ya'll are too funny. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Slim

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

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Thank you! :D

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I probably shouldn't admit this, but I don't have a hygrometer yet, so I was judging the humidity by feel and trying to follow the recommendations on this site. I covered part of the screened top and had been misting 2-3x a day leaving some of the sides wet to evaporate. I made him a humid hide with some moss I kept moist, but whenever I checked he was in the hide on the warm end, so I'd just mist the underside of the hide gently before replacing it. Well, it seemed to feel humid and warm inside the tank, without the aspen being damp, so I'm glad it went ok! I need to get that temp/humidity gauge from Walmart which everyone seems to like.

(I live in FL and it's usually pretty humid already, so that may have helped out as well.) :oops:

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

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:

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Thank you! :D

Heee, I guess it kinda makes sense...sort of like fingernails or something (which I think are pretty gross!)

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Originally Posted by Salamander

His "formal wear".....:P

[hmmm...I wonder if we could put bow ties on them?]

*Most* bacteria need moisture to survive.
I would think that after it's dried sufficiently, the bacteria would die off.

It's possible that sticking it in the oven at low temps might hasten the bacterial death rate.

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Oh my gosh a bp with a bow tie would be just too cute!

*nods* I'll leave the shed alone a little longer, then just bag it, I think.

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Originally Posted by sbit

Thank you! :D

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I probably shouldn't admit this, but I don't have a hygrometer yet, so I was judging the humidity by feel and trying to follow the recommendations on this site. I covered part of the screened top and had been misting 2-3x a day leaving some of the sides wet to evaporate. I made him a humid hide with some moss I kept moist, but whenever I checked he was in the hide on the warm end, so I'd just mist the underside of the hide gently before replacing it. Well, it seemed to feel humid and warm inside the tank, without the aspen being damp, so I'm glad it went ok! I need to get that temp/humidity gauge from Walmart which everyone seems to like.

(I live in FL and it's usually pretty humid already, so that may have helped out as well.) :oops:

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Just pick up one of these at Walmart for $12. I live in Florida as well and I usually don't have any issues with humidity.

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...nt/photo-3.jpg

I save most of my snakes skins. All but the poop filled ones. I love unrolling the skins while they are still wet :) I like to make sure the eye caps are there. After they dry you can see their patterns in the skin. So cool and crazy things we do :D

I try to save them when I can, but I usually tear them trying to get them unrolled.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Same thing happens to me when I write an alimony check :O

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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I try to save them when I can, but I usually tear them trying to get them unrolled.

Sent from my Motorola ATRIX using Tapatalk.

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Zap them lightly with a mister to make them soft and pliable again.

[how sad is it that I know that?]

:O

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Just pick up one of these at Walmart for $12. I live in Florida as well and I usually don't have any issues with humidity.

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...nt/photo-3.jpg

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That's the one! :D

Congrats on shed! My Hubby thinks I am wierd. I am the shed police. When ever somebody sheds, the first thing I do is drag it out. I unroll if necessary and inspect. For completeness, tail, and eye caps. He teases that I like to play with them. :O. Just checking...lol... :D

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Congrats on shed! My Hubby thinks I am wierd. I am the shed police. When ever somebody sheds, the first thing I do is drag it out. I unroll if necessary and inspect. For completeness, tail, and eye caps. He teases that I like to play with them. :O. Just checking...lol... :D

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I *almost* got a totally perfectly, intact one tonight.

Head, lower jaw, body...everything in one piece but the goofy Fire male somehow broke the very tip of the tail off it.

[it took me 20 minutes to carefully turn it right side out and unroll it...hoping..but the tail was missing and I found it inside his house, right next to a pile of his usual post-shed "gift" to me]

Argh!

Better luck next snake....:D

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Originally Posted by sbit

Oh my gosh a bp with a bow tie would be just too cute!

*nods* I'll leave the shed alone a little longer, then just bag it, I think.

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I'm already working on the plans for making one.
I have to go to Michaels crafts and find a tiny little black bow.

If I pull this off, I'll post pix.....;)

I check for eye caps and toss them.

Congrats on a solid shed, you got to love that. I hate when they shed in pieces.

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Originally Posted by jinx667

I check for eye caps and toss them.

Congrats on a solid shed, you got to love that. I hate when they shed in pieces.

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What do you do when your Husky sheds?

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what do you do when your husky sheds?

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lmao

Yay congrats! I have a few that I have saved and they have been hanging up in my snake room for a few years. I didn't do anything to clean or preserve them. I'm not sure how long they will last though.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Congrats on shed! My Hubby thinks I am wierd. I am the shed police. When ever somebody sheds, the first thing I do is drag it out. I unroll if necessary and inspect. For completeness, tail, and eye caps. He teases that I like to play with them. :O. Just checking...lol... :D

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Hee hee!The shed police, I like that :D *tucks shed away* ...I was just inspecting it...really :)

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Originally Posted by Salamander

I'm already working on the plans for making one.
I have to go to Michaels crafts and find a tiny little black bow.

If I pull this off, I'll post pix.....;)

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YESSSS YOU MUST!!! :rofl: It will be amazing. :gj:

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Originally Posted by jinx667

I check for eye caps and toss them.

Congrats on a solid shed, you got to love that. I hate when they shed in pieces.

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Thank you!

I saw the eye caps, so I guess I'm good. (Like tiny goggles!)

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

Yay congrats! I have a few that I have saved and they have been hanging up in my snake room for a few years. I didn't do anything to clean or preserve them. I'm not sure how long they will last though.

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Thank you! :D

Hmm, maybe I will put mine behind glass, if I don't have them made into something. I'll save them up for now, at least!

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lmao

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I'm just sayin'.....

http://www.ehow.com/how_2074482_knit...r-sweater.html

:O

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Originally Posted by sbit

YESSSS YOU MUST!!! :rofl: It will be amazing. :gj:

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I sure will....but the hard part is gonna be getting the tiny top hat to stay on.

:D

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Originally Posted by Salamander

I sure will....but the hard part is gonna be getting the tiny top hat to stay on.

:D

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You are my hero. :tears:

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Originally Posted by sbit

you are my hero. :tears:

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