Something Screwy just happened

ok....


This morning my snake was about to go into a shed, he had the eye caps, and pale skin.......... and when i got home he had all new skin and clear eyes BUT THERE WAS NO SKIN ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND IN THE CAGE......


i searched everywhere and there was no skin at all.... I think im going crazy!

from what ive experienced shedding takes a litle longer than a few hours

but i swear.... he was pale and had eye caps for the past few days and now hes all clear and theres no skin anywhere

what kind of substrate are u using?

reptiliner.... the green stuff that u buy for like 5 bucks, reuseable

hmmm...if there is no skin, then he didn't shed. Has he soaked at all today?

he doesnt like to soak himself..... when i noticed he looked like he was gonna shed i soaked him a few times for about 10-15 minutes at a time about 3 times

Check underneath? If they are primed and ready they can get it off in no time - i wasn't even expecting Benny's latest shed - his eyes looked a little blue one day, and the next WHAMMO he was half shed.

Did you see anything other than the blue eyes to indicate the shed? Are you certain the skin was shiny and new? Dig through that tank - he wouldnt eat his own skin - and you'd probably find the requisite p00 if he had shed.

i checked under but ill check again right now

there definitly isnt any

Were his eyes cloudy this morning?

I'll bet you'll find the skin on Saturday or so.

That's what I'm thinking, Marla. If the eyes were cloudy this morning, he'll probably shed in a couple of days.

Amber has about a 5-6 day shed cycle. Eyes start cloudy for 2-3, clear up around the 4-5 day, and the skin is gone in about 10 mins of flipping out in the cage on the 6th day. She crawls out of the old stuff in a hurry once it actually starts coming off.

Yep. I generally see it take a couple or few days between the eyes clearing up and the actual shed.

Speaking of sheds, Hanover and Sir Not both shed yesterday and both had perfect sheds except for the last 1/2" to 1/4" of their tails. Obviously to get the heads good, the humidity had to be good, so I thought it odd that they both wanted to hang on to the last little bit of shed.

The snake just cleared up, they look like they shed already, but the skin is getting ready to come off. After the EYES clear up the snake will useually shed within 24 hours.

The same thing happened with my water python, Marla. I gave him a little bath, which he loved, and then he was very patient while I rolled the last little bit off for him.

Ah, the kids and their baths! :lol: I love how Snyder enjoys hers, and hope the others will get more comfortable with it as well. The new guy is definitely enjoying being able to soak in the humid hide, and would probably enjoy a bath if needed.