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    Re: Shedding

    Quote Originally Posted by Natalierose View Post
    Hi everyone I'm kinda new to all this had my blue eyed lucie about 5 weeks now it definitely looks like shes going to have her first shed but I'm not sure if she is having a hard time or dehydrated she has gone all wrinkly and just generally doesnt look right. She has a constant supply of water there for if she either wants a drink or to soak in. I am being told conflicting things as to wether it's not humid enough and there for her and wether to spray her or her viv a little with some water she has things in her viv that she can rub on too she just doesnt seem to want to move which I know is normal but how will she get the skin off if she wont come out I had to take her hide off her to get some pictures she had a crawl around for about 10mins then went back into her hide where she has stayed since and that is the first time she had been out of her hide in a week. I wish I could post a picture to show you but it wont allow me for some reason any advice criticism would be appreciated
    First off, are her eyes still very clouded up yet? or have they gone to "clear" (fairly normally looking, not "blue & foggy")?

    Many ppl who are new to keeping snakes expect that a snake will shed while they are clouded up...but that is not correct- they cloud up first, then go "clear" -their body
    secretes some fluid between old & new skin, so they may look as if they already shed but they didn't. It's a little like how you can see thru some kinds of paper when you
    moisten it. It takes days for a snake to cloud up, & some times a few days "in clear" before they actually shed off the old skin. Exact time it takes varies...you have to be
    patient.

    But your description of "all wrinkly" & "doesn't look right" does suggest she may be having trouble, due to inadequate conditions & poor hydration, so a pic
    would really help us to help you.
    Last edited by Bogertophis; 01-12-2020 at 12:56 PM.
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