The Shedding Process

[theartofsolitude]

do they eat the skin that they left behind or shall we throw it away?

[JLC]

do they eat the skin that they left behind or shall we throw it away?

Throw it away. They won't eat it.

[bRy]

I have a few questions. My female normal is about 2 months old. Is this the normal time they begin their shed process? I have her on an every 5day feeding schedule and she has eaten every time I've fed her since she was 4 weeks old? when I got her. She currently feeds on live hopper mice.
I'm suppose to feed her today but I think she is about to shed. Her eyes looked gray and cloudy as described in the first post and her scales do seem faded. Should I attempt to feed her still today or wait until the 12days is up so she can shed? I feed her in a separate enclosure btw.

[dr del]

Hi,

They actually have their first shed about a week after they leave the egg on average.

You can offer while they are in shed - some will eat and some will not. Just have a plan in place on what to do if they refuse and you should be fine.

So have a little enclosure with some rodent food and water, bedding etc for the hopper if he isn't intrested and you can re-offer once he has shed.


dr del

[bRy]

Hi,

They actually have their first shed about a week after they leave the egg on average.

You can offer while they are in shed - some will eat and some will not. Just have a plan in place on what to do if they refuse and you should be fine.

So have a little enclosure with some rodent food and water, bedding etc for the hopper if he isn't intrested and you can re-offer once he has shed.


dr del

Alright, thanks for the advice.
&to clear things up, their eyes turn cloudy gray, then into a blueish tint after as a sign of shedding? I checked on her earlier and her eyes looked like they went back normal but then she struck at me for the first time when I tried to pick her up lol

[dr del]

Hi,

People call it "in blue" but it can look grey depending on the light. Here's a pic of my original girl Cleo in blue (ignore the dent ).



Once their eyes go back to normal looking they generally shed in a couple of days - but it can take up to 5 and the whole process takes longer the older they get.

Just make sure you get the humidity up to about 60-70% and they should be fine.


dr del

[bRy]

Alright, thanks again dr del. I appreciate it

[AlmaBlackwood]

Thank you for the information Daniel! It helped a lot. I recently go a ball python and had been starting her shedding process as of now. Her eyes are already dull, bluish and her skin faded.