Sheddage?

[I<3Dreamsicles]

How can I tell if my snake is going to shed. Today I was holding her and she was like grabbing on me and rubbing her sides / head on me. and I havent held her alot yet so idk why she was doing it. She had like a death grip on my arm.
Her eyes arent cloudy or anything....
Also, how often do they use the bathroom??? So far ive only found like one peice of.... something under the log hide. lol. i dont really know what, I think it was a mix.

[mrshawt]

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Poop time depends on the snake. Urates are white/yellow, poop is...well, poop colored.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=28794

Poop time depends on the snake. Urates are white/yellow, poop is...well, poop colored.

Well i guess it was urates. because it was like half and half...

[Danounet]

They dont poop that often. Usualy when they poop they pee too. 1/2 the time they just pee, but they dont pee often either.

[mainbutter]

If you've been checking your snake daily you should have noticed miky eyes and dull color to the skin at some point if the snake was about to shed, that's the only real indication.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

They dont poop that often. Usualy when they poop they pee too. 1/2 the time they just pee, but they dont pee often either.

haha im fine with that.

If you've been checking your snake daily you should have noticed miky eyes and dull color to the skin at some point if the snake was about to shed, that's the only real indication.

I dont see any milky. Her eyes look fine. Idk maby she was just being weird. it might be because i havent handled her much yet. im not sure. she seemed to like exploring my bed though.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

older thread but she is shedding now. idk if she was before? im not sure how long it takes to get into a shed cycle but now her black marks on the bottom of her belly are a grey color and also her eyes are grey too. they werent two days ago. Ive been spraying her tank (trying to, since i was out of state for two days) but she keeps going under her water dish to hide. all the way to the glass burried in repti bark. WHY????
I havent seen her at all she just sits under it. And im glad i turned off my UTH because that would be bad bad bad if it was on.

[Kaorte]

Um. Why did you turn off the UTH? It should be on a thermostat and on 24/7. Ball pythons hide 90% of the time. Hiding is a good sign. Are you providing her adequate and tight hides?

If she wasn't in blue before, then she wasn't shedding. Shed cycle usually takes around a week. Check the shedding sticky.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

Um. Why did you turn off the UTH? It should be on a thermostat and on 24/7. Ball pythons hide 90% of the time. Hiding is a good sign. Are you providing her adequate and tight hides?

If she wasn't in blue before, then she wasn't shedding. Shed cycle usually takes around a week. Check the shedding sticky.

Because i dont have a thermostat. I only put it on after she eats i leave it on long enough to warm up then unplug it.
I have three hides the one she usually uses is a rock but its not tight, i have a half log that she likes to go in sometimes and use the bathroom, and a smaller homemade one that is really tight fitting like she just fits but she doesnt like it.

Days 3-7: Opaque or In-blue

she was deffinatley greyish two days ago and i thought she looked gray when i first posted this.

Already have checked the shedding sticky its posted above.

[Elise.m]

I hope your temps are ok without a UTH, that's strange to not use one...