Hatchling BPs or young ones under 150g question

[Solarsoldier001]

I have a hard time telling when babies are in shed. To me they don't really get all that cloudy when they are in blue. The last few times my babies were in shed. I had to go to my boyfriend for an opinion and he would say no. But then four days later they have a shed in their bin. Is it usually hard to tell when they go into shed? Right now one of my 52g babies is cloudyish on her body, but her eyes don't really tell me she's in shed.


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[Annarose15]

I've never had a problem with knowing when my hatchlings were in shed, with maybe the exception of the killer bee. Remember, the body will get dull, then the eyes will cloud, then the eyes will clear, then they shed. So the body is really the best indicator, IMO, because it is different throughout the process.

[EAC Reptiles]

You can look at their bellies, they will turn a pinkish color and they are usually getting ready to shed if you can't tell by them clouding.

[Solarsoldier001]

She looks dull but I check for the past four days and her eyes has yet to cloud --_--

Then her belly always looks pink because she's still young and all the white parts look pink.


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[Mike41793]

Ive never had a problem telling... I'll take pics next time my lesser and ghost are in shed. Theyre both pushing 200grams, so pretty close.

[Solarsoldier001]

Something is probably wrong with me then. I can tell on my bigger snakes all the time. Once they hit a good 300g it's easier to me.


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[BHReptiles]

All of my ball pythons are around 200g. On my normal, I'll notice her belly go pink but I REALLY see it on my lesser boy. I can't tell with my spider. If I don't catch a pink belly and tell myself "Self, I think so-and-so is going into shed"...then I will usually catch them going dull. I'm pretty good at this. They turn so dull they almost look hypo (at least for my lesser). Then I notice the eyes cloud over a few days later. It's usually not BLUE, but it's definitely cloudy and has a blue tint to it. Then their eyes go clear and in my spider's case, her skin goes back to normal and she often times psyches me out. I'll dig around her tub for a skin that is still on her body. Usually 2-3 days after they clear up, they'll shed.

[Solarsoldier001]

When I first for my lesser girl at 52g I swear I couldn't tell at all if she was shedding until the shed was fully off -_- I'm telling you something is wrong with me.


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[BHReptiles]

Nah! It just takes practice!

I have a snow motley corn snake (an almost-white snake) with red eyes. Her eyes don't go blue at all! It's really hard to see her go dull because of her light color, so sometimes I can catch her eyes go a little cloudy (not blue...but red cloudiness) but most of the time, I just open her tub and find that she's left me a little present.

[notmyfault]

When you notice they're in shed once, you'll never forget. My babies usually shed once every month to month and a half. Whenever they're due for a shed I usually check their bellies. Their bellies and lower side dull out so much it gets pretty easy to identify once you know what to look for. With some more experience you'll get a better eye for it. Another good indicator is most of them refuse meals but not all when they're nearing a shed.

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