Uses of snake shed

What do you all do with your snakes shed, I have always found myself keeping them. Am I a total weirdo like my wife likes to
Think, or are there other collectors out there???

I keep mine (I have a filing cabinet with a file for each of my snakes)

Once they are big enough I want to send some sheds over to Justin at JKR gear

http://www.jkrgear.com/grips.php

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I keep mine (I have a filing cabinet with a file for each of my snakes)

Once they are big enough I want to send some sheds over to Justin at JKR gear

http://www.jkrgear.com/grips.php

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Thats awesome, that guy makes some pretty cool stuff!

Yeah, I really want one of the iPhone cases with either a shed from my spider or from my Dumeril's Boa... But they are still to small.

I used to keep them, but now their in garbage as i get about 5-6 sheds a month, adds up very fast

Ive never kept one lol. What do you do with them?
I usually just unravel the whole thing to see how complete of a shed it was and try and find the eyecaps.

dude i hang my snake sheds on my bed room wall !!! :D

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Ive never kept one lol. What do you do with them?
I usually just unravel the whole thing to see how complete of a shed it was and try and find the eyecaps.

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I always just roll them out, measure them and store them away. I didn't know there was so much you can make from them! Check out that link above.

How does he get the color back into the sheds? And does he want them? Because if so ill gladly save them and mail them to him...

This guy uses them on his guitar.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ghlight=guitar


I keep a few of my perfect sheds, but I have 15 snakes so I can't keep them all. :snake:

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How does he get the color back into the sheds? And does he want them? Because if so ill gladly save them and mail them to him...

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More than likely a chemical soak that darkens the pigment in the skin.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

How does he get the color back into the sheds? And does he want them? Because if so ill gladly save them and mail them to him...

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They haven't exactly fully released how they do it

Yes they do accept sheds:

http://jkrgear.com/page.php?id=00004

Very cool. I guess ill start saving them lol!

only time i save any sheds is right before breeding season, ziplock them, than put them in a day or 2 before i pair up to get the males frisky if they are reluctant. (obviously another males shed not his own). after that trash'em all

I impulsively collect any of the nicer sheds (cleaner, complete, not ripped up or covered in poo :rolleyes: ). Now that JKR gear exists I have a valid excuse for it, was simply because I liked them before. One of my favorite things is keeping hatchling sheds and looking at the size difference as they get older

Well... you can be weird like me, and make nail art with it!! :gj:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_4404.jpg

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Well... you can be weird like me, and make nail art with it!! :gj:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_4404.jpg

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Yea i stick with saving them for Justin. I dont think i could pull off the painted nail look lol

the best thing with Justin is that he proceeds from the bio melds goes to support sheds for shelters, it helps homeless people, it goes to USARK. I wish they would make stuff for other devices like for an ipad would be sweet. But I printed up his flyer and posted at a few pet stores to get people to bring in there sheds including the stores animal sheds. He doesn't just do snakes, so if you have a reptile that sheds in one complete shed they can use those too. but I made a deal that if the pet store will collect them I will send them in to him I got like 15 but I can fit a lot more in a small flat rate box.

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Originally Posted by crepers86

the best thing with Justin is that he proceeds from the bio melds goes to support sheds for shelters, it helps homeless people, it goes to USARK. I wish they would make stuff for other devices like for an ipad would be sweet. But I printed up his flyer and posted at a few pet stores to get people to bring in there sheds including the stores animal sheds. He doesn't just do snakes, so if you have a reptile that sheds in one complete shed they can use those too. but I made a deal that if the pet store will collect them I will send them in to him I got like 15 but I can fit a lot more in a small flat rate box.

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I agree, it is an all around great thing Justin & JKR Gear is doing. We need to help spread the word.

I used to save any good ones and send them to teachers I know for them to use in classrooms to oooh and ahhh the kids with for biology classes and such. Any of my non-snake keeping friends that wanted one took one too.

I'm going to start saving the ones now for the project! That's pretty cool and thanks to crepers86 for pointing out the other reptiles. My tegu doesn't shed whole, so I'll ask Justin if he can use large pieces.

I check em' for eye caps and toss them.

I am starting to save them to send to Justin. I plan on buying a new set of golf clubs after the summer so I will probably check out what those golf grips look like. seems pretty cool!

I have kept a few, just because kids want to see the sheds when they come over, or they want to take one home.

Omg I am so ordering one of those iPhone cases!! But I want bp so I guess I'll have to save up a couple sheds from my big girls. And I think I'll start saving sheds to donate!!


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I keep one from each until they shed again, then I measure the difference and throw the old one out.

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Originally Posted by Rob

What do you all do with your snakes shed, I have always found myself keeping them. Am I a total weirdo like my wife likes to
Think, or are there other collectors out there???

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I keep all mine but also confess that I am a total weirdo.

:P

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s_4shelter.jpg

I used to take a length off the sheds, check eye caps then toss em, but if saving them and mailing them off can benefit USARK, then that's the new plan.

I know there's a lady over here who makes snake shed keyrings and the money goes towards a rescue/charity I think? Also overheard someone talking about snake shed tea :)

Reluctant...