first bp shedding - Page 2

mykee · 04-23-12, 04:09 PM

Yes, true. The ligaments holding their jaw bones in place can stretch to enable eating large items.

Raan · 04-25-12, 06:01 PM

Alright if anyones interested the snake shed, and his eyes are black now and hes much brighter then in the picture I posted, and from searching the cage it looks like it came off in one peice, but it was all balled up.

alessia55 · 04-25-12, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Raan

Alright if anyones interested the snake shed, and his eyes are black now and hes much brighter then in the picture I posted, and from searching the cage it looks like it came off in one peice, but it was all balled up.

Check to see if you can find both eye caps in the shed skin.

Raan · 04-25-12, 06:56 PM

its so balled up and stuck together I cant make out head from tail

alessia55 · 04-25-12, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Raan

its so balled up and stuck together I cant make out head from tail

Does it look like his current eyes are clear and have no stuck shed? So long as you see no remains of stuck shed on the body, you're good

Raan · 04-25-12, 07:29 PM

yeah I took him out and inspected him and his head looks fine no dry left over stuff anywhere, and his eyes are really clear compared to the past few days. Im pretty sure it was a success

Fredricks · 04-26-12, 05:46 AM

It's just very important he gets it all off. If the tip of his tail still has shed it can stop the blood flow to that area and it will die, fall of and possibly lea to infection. If te eye caps aren't removed the snake can go blind.
Congrats that first shed is always so exciting