Originally Posted by Bogertophis
LOL, yeah...their sheds stretch a fair amount, because the skin actually wraps over & around EACH scale & tucks underneath it before wrapping over the next scale, & so on...so when it's all flattened out after they shed, the shed skin will have "grown" more than the actual length of the snake.
Snakes are HARD to measure accurately...frankly I don't expect too much accuracy from anyone, not even from myself. If Dewey's shed was 5', he's probably NOT over 4' 6".You're forgiven...
I couldn’t get him to sit still to place some string on top of him tonight- let alone take a picture-but honestly? I’ll gonna say he’s probably around 4’. Stretchy a** skin! Lol!
Thanks for the help!
unrelated to the above message, I have 0 spacial awareness and bought dewey hides that seem about a size too big for him- but tonight he’s chosen one over his beloved log. Do you think he’ll be alright in them or should I order him a size down?
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