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    Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Ok my BP is in a cage that is kept between 50-60% humidity. When I notice blue eyes I bump the humidity to 60-70% and add a humid hide, which the snake has been staying in. Eyes turned blue about three and a half to four weeks ago and cleared about three weeks ago. Usually he then sheds within a week, and will not eat until finished shedding. After two weeks of cleared eyes I offered food and he accepted. I have made sure to keep humidity at least at 65%, and make sure the sphagnum moss in the hide is moist. Because this has taken longer than I have experienced with any snake, I have also been spraying him every other day.

    Has anyone else had it take so long for a shed after the eyes clear? Has anyone heard of this before, and if so should I worry or do anything special? One of my snakes eyes turned blue a week after my BP and another's eyes turned blue one and a half weeks after. Both of these snakes shed shortly after the eyes cleared as has always been my experience with snakes.

    Thanks for any advice and should I worry?

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    The eyes go blue twice before shedding, it depends if you caught the first one or the second.

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Never new that before. Thanks

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Quote Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle View Post
    The eyes go blue twice before shedding, it depends if you caught the first one or the second.
    I've never heard of that... is this true for every snake
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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Thats what I would like to know. I check all snakes daily and never witnessed such, and that includes the BP in question. Still seams like a long time to me.

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    When I say twice I mean once in the beginning then they clear up and just before they shed they will cloud up again.

    I just had a girl shed and leave the shed inbetween sheets of newspaper. I see her all cleaned up but no shed, took me while until I figured it out.

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Thanks for the input. I am at a loss. Searched every in of caves, home et. Still eating and healthy so I guess I will be happy with that.

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    Quote Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle View Post
    When I say twice I mean once in the beginning then they clear up and just before they shed they will cloud up again.

    I just had a girl shed and leave the shed inbetween sheets of newspaper. I see her all cleaned up but no shed, took me while until I figured it out.
    I think my snakes just clear up and shed... never seen 'em go blue again.
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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    My girl was like that too. I was actually thinking about asking the same question. She seemed to be going into shed, she clouded up alot, then cleared up. so i figured, she should shed soon, but nothing has happened. She has been eating and acting normal, but with a very dull colouring and rough scales.
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    I have a thing for girls I guess ^_^

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    Re: Shed Question: at a loss, never heard of this

    I haven't seen my BP go blue again either.

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