I'm pleased to announce...

That my lil Reggie had a good 1st shed under my care. There was a tiny *tiny* section on his back (maybe 3-5 scales) that didn't come off & the last 1-1.5 millimeters of his tail. I took both off....phew!!![emoji3]

Congrats! Pictures of his new paint? :)

Q: what does everyone do with the skin? Do you save it (if so, what do you use it for?) or toss it? Is it good for anything (garden nutrition or keeping THINGS out of the garden from the scent)?

Looking forward to pics of the freshly shed Reggie! :)

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Originally Posted by KitaCat

Congrats! Pictures of his new paint? :)

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I would, but he ate last night & is currently digesting. I'll try to post one later

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Originally Posted by Aercadia

Q: what does everyone do with the skin? Do you save it (if so, what do you use it for?) or toss it? Is it good for anything (garden nutrition or keeping THINGS out of the garden from the scent)?

Looking forward to pics of the freshly shed Reggie! :)

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I didn't save it, he dropped a huge deuce in his[emoji13] Even if he didn't I live in an apartment & couldn't use it for any gardening

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Originally Posted by Aercadia

Q: what does everyone do with the skin? Do you save it (if so, what do you use it for?) or toss it? Is it good for anything (garden nutrition or keeping THINGS out of the garden from the scent)?

Looking forward to pics of the freshly shed Reggie! :)

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I don't get many that are nice enough to keep. Even when they shed in one perfect piece, they have a tendency to poop inside the shed. [emoji13]

I do have one nice one from my corn snake, which I'm planning to try to make into some kind of jewelry/coasters/something. The head piece is really cool.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...95d7cf593a.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...31b9e86d76.jpg

You can see pieces of his shed laying about, so it wasn't perfect but better than having eyecaps!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...3d0812afde.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...00fb74b4f4.jpg

Great things are currently being done with snake shed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59mMc92xZU



Something you can do at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjVX...ature=youtu.be

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Originally Posted by KitaCat

I don't get many that are nice enough to keep. Even when they shed in one perfect piece, they have a tendency to poop inside the shed. [emoji13]

I do have one nice one from my corn snake, which I'm planning to try to make into some kind of jewelry/coasters/something. The head piece is really cool.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...95d7cf593a.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...31b9e86d76.jpg

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O wow, that is a good one! I have no idea how to help you craft something w/it, other than lacquer spray

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Originally Posted by SadieJ

You can see pieces of his shed laying about, so it wasn't perfect but better than having eyecaps!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...3d0812afde.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...00fb74b4f4.jpg

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He's looking awesome! I love the white outlines on his patterns.

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Originally Posted by KitaCat

He's looking awesome! I love the white outlines on his patterns.

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Thanks! He is a pretty boy, & very sweet. His next handling day is Saturday, so I'll try & get more pics up then[emoji216]

I like to weave one piece sheds into a dreamcatcher.

I've saved a few in zip lock bags just to take out and show people who are curious but most of the time they go straight in the trash.

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Originally Posted by Monty's_Mom

I like to weave one piece sheds into a dreamcatcher.

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Interesting! If you don't mind sharing, how do you go about that?

I keep my BPs sheds. He's actually about to go into shed right now. I just saw him coming outta his pool this morning and he has eye caps.
I plan to use mine in a painting. I am an artist and I like to use materials outside of paint to create texture. I plan on doing a portrait of myself with my ball and use his shed in his part of the portrait.

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I keep my BPs sheds. He's actually about to go into shed right now. I just saw him coming outta his pool this morning and he has eye caps.
I plan to use mine in a painting. I am an artist and I like to use materials outside of paint to create texture. I plan on doing a portrait of myself with my ball and use his shed in his part of the portrait.

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This is a cool bad to the bone idea...

I too have pondered how to craft things with the sheds.

In other news, my mom and her teacher friends get one piece sheds for their classrooms.