Corn snake in blue for the first time!

[youngster]

I just checked on my baby corn snake Sage and noticed his eyes are the unmistakable milky blue. It's gonna be his first time shedding in my care, I know the details of how to get a good shed but if anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated.

[Lankyrob]

Corns pretty much dont need anything to shed well but a humid hide will always help. Either use sphagnum moss in a hide or damp kitchen roll.

[youngster]

Thanks Rob I'm just gonna put some damp paper towel in there.

[Gungirl]

The first shed is always so exciting! I do nothing for my corn when he is in shed and he has always had a great 1 piece shed. Hope you luck out and get to watch him do it!

[NennaMeerkat]

My two corns never needed anything. However I always put in a piece of drift wood (bought not found) so they had something rough and uneven to rub against to help get it off. Plastic hides or round hides don't always give a good surface to get things started.

Be sure to post pics once she sheds. Nothing prettier than a freshly shed snake!!

[youngster]

Will do guys, he has a smooth hide which I'm gonna put paper towel in and a fake rock look hide that's pretty rough

[brylecc1989]

How exciting! First sheds are always exciting youngster, enjoy it!

[ladyjustice33]

I'm still waiting on my daughter's baby corn to shed. My baby columbian rainbow boa shed yesterday evening for the first time since I got him ....I didn't get to see it happen though :( .

[blindfireak40]

Woohoo!! Congratulations! How long have you had the little guy?

[Lankyrob]

I'm still waiting on my daughter's baby corn to shed. My baby columbian rainbow boa shed yesterday evening for the first time since I got him ....I didn't get to see it happen though :( .


Had 7 snakes for 18 months and so far only seen 2 shed "in the flesh". They normally do it when noone is looking!! "Ninja-shed" ;)

[youngster]

Woohoo!! Congratulations! How long have you had the little guy?
Let's see.. I got him just over a month ago.

[xhanth]

Strange the first time my corn shed it is a adult and it had the smoky eyes and i know it was shedding but the next day the eyes where fine but no skin. It let me hold it for the first time that day and when I put her back and came back to pick her up again she shed and changed colors its strange k now. From a green and tan like a small rattler color to a black gray and a hint of tan

[youngster]

Strange the first time my corn shed it is a adult and it had the smoky eyes and i know it was shedding but the next day the eyes where fine but no skin. It let me hold it for the first time that day and when I put her back and came back to pick her up again she shed and changed colors its strange k now. From a green and tan like a small rattler color to a black gray and a hint of tan

I think they usually get milky blue eyes then when it goes away that's when they shed. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[brylecc1989]

There's a liquid forming between the old skin and new skin allowing for a clean seperation of the two. That is what gives it that cloudy appearance.

[blindfireak40]

Correct, youngster...from what I've been able to observe (I try to leave 'Celli alone when he's in shed) the eyes clear for 1-3 days, and then shedding transpires. You should keep track of when he sheds! I've saved all of Vermicelli's so far lol

[youngster]

Correct, youngster...from what I've been able to observe (I try to leave 'Celli alone when he's in shed) the eyes clear for 1-3 days, and then shedding transpires. You should keep track of when he sheds! I've saved all of Vermicelli's so far lol

Yes! I'm hoping for a nice one piece shed so that I can preserve it.

[blindfireak40]

I'm sure he'll be fine! Corn's are pretty easy :)