Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
On that subject- what confuses many new snake owners is that their snakes are in "blue" for a while, & then shortly before they actually shed, they "go clear"- meaning they LOOK as if they already shed, but they didn't. It's just that pesky moisture making the old skin (that's about to come off) look like the new skin.
This is exactly what happened the first time my snake shed - I thought he looked like he was going into shed, then he looked normal so I figured I was mistaken - *then* I found the shed the next day!