Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 799

0 members and 799 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,905
Threads: 249,107
Posts: 2,572,122
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Pattyhud
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    BPnet Veteran Kroberts10's Avatar
    Join Date
    05-06-2016
    Posts
    389
    Thanks
    41
    Thanked 374 Times in 157 Posts

    How long does the first shed take?

    My little borneo is going through her first shed. It seems to be going much slower than it does for the balls. It took about a week from the first sign of a pink belly till the start of going blue which took 3 days to go fully blue. Then a few more to clear up. She's been clear for her third day now and still hasn't shed yet. Is there a point I should start to worry, or is the process for ahort tails take a bit longer than with balls? It's been about 2 1/2 weeks since her first sign of going into shed. The balls are usually over with in about 10-12 days from when I first notice a pink belly. You can feel that her skin in loose and ready to come off. She spends almost all her time in her dig box of moist sphagnum moss, so she's plenty humid to shed. And the humidity in the rest of the tub is running about 70*. Had to include a picture. Hopefully she'll peel it off tonight or tomorrow. I worry about feeding her until she finishes her shed.

    Kyle


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  2. #2
    BPnet Veteran Kroberts10's Avatar
    Join Date
    05-06-2016
    Posts
    389
    Thanks
    41
    Thanked 374 Times in 157 Posts

    Re: How long does the first shed take?

    Well, this morning I checked on her and she had almost completed her shed, her skin was in one piece just attached at the tail still. So that answers that question for me. It takes about 2-2.5 weeks from the time of first pink belly.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  3. #3
    BPnet Veteran Kroberts10's Avatar
    Join Date
    05-06-2016
    Posts
    389
    Thanks
    41
    Thanked 374 Times in 157 Posts

    Re: How long does the first shed take?


    Gotta have a post shed pic of her colors. She definitely lightened up a bit.

    Kyle


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  4. #4
    Registered User Aste88's Avatar
    Join Date
    07-15-2016
    Location
    Italy
    Posts
    139
    Thanks
    30
    Thanked 127 Times in 67 Posts
    Images: 23
    Looking really good

    Congrats

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1