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10-25-13, 06:34 PM
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Where did Ambers' shed go?
My cornsnake shed this week, either Tues. or Wed. She was in her tank the entire time. I had taken her out Mon. night and she was very milky looking. I looked for her shed in her tank, but found none.  It's weird. I overturned everything, dug around. She is on bioactive substrate, but it wouldn't get broken down that quickly. Does anyone know where her shed may have gone? 
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10-25-13, 06:43 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
I've noticed my snakes get milky, then turn normal then shed. If the eyes are clear your corn snake should be ready to shed.
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10-25-13, 07:02 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
What he said ^^^
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10-25-13, 07:13 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
i agree every one else. Your bio active soil would not have broken it sown that fast and snake do not eat their sheds like some lizards.
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10-25-13, 07:23 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
Thanks for your insights. Apparently then, she has not shed yet. How can her eyes be so clear and she look so shiny? I thought that when the snake was dull and milky, they were ready to shed and it had to come off before they looked brilliant and shiny. Does anyone know why this happens? It is really strange / fascinating. I'm learning something new everyday.
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10-25-13, 07:38 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
Soak her too. right before they shed and their eyes clear up, soaking them is extra beneficial and helps them out a lot
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10-25-13, 07:45 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
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Soak her too. right before they shed and their eyes clear up, soaking them is extra beneficial and helps them out a lot
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There really is no need to soak them if their humidity is correct.
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10-25-13, 07:52 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
Once the blue goes away, every snake looks normal right before it sheds. Your snake is doing what every other snake does, this is normal.
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10-25-13, 07:56 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
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There really is no need to soak them if their humidity is correct.
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^ If you have shedding problems, that's how you know to adjust your humidity. Not all snakes shed the same at care sheet humidity.
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10-25-13, 08:18 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
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There really is no need to soak them if their humidity is correct.
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Even if the humidity is correct, a good soak doesn't hurt.
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10-25-13, 08:22 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
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Even if the humidity is correct, a good soak doesn't hurt.
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That really depends on the snake. Some will stress out by being forced to soak.
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10-25-13, 08:25 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
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That really depends on the snake. Some will stress out by being forced to soak.
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True, true.
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10-25-13, 08:34 PM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
Thanks for the good insights. I'm going to mist her tonight (she seems to like this) and if she doesn't shed overnight, I'll soak her tomorrow. She moves around a lot when soaked; I can't tell if she's stressed by it or just stimulated to move around. She's never had any problems shedding before without soaks and I can't believe I hadn't picked up on the fact they look brilliant BEFORE they shed. The humidity has been getting pretty low during the day lately so I'll probably put a wet towel over the tank screen when I put the basking lamp on again in the morning.
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10-26-13, 05:57 AM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
the snakes look pale blue because fluid and enzymes are building up between the old and new layers of skin, this is why mammals with edema in the eye appear to have pale, milky eyes, due to pressure from too much fluid in between layers of the eye. The pressure from this fluid makes the skin appear opaque.
As the skin stretches and the connections are broken down between the old and new skin, it appears clear again, since there is not as much pressure. Then the snake will shed its skin, hopefully in one big piece, several days after you first noticed the blue.
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10-26-13, 08:17 AM
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Re: Where did Ambers' shed go?
Quote:
Originally Posted by poison123
There really is no need to soak them if their humidity is correct.
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^^^^^
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SSSSnakes
Once the blue goes away, every snake looks normal right before it sheds. Your snake is doing what every other snake does, this is normal.
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^^^^^
and this
cheers shaun
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