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cant tell if she shed

jaymillz

jaymillz

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My baby went into blue about 3_4 days ago and was very very dull. Her blue went away about a day ago. I went to check her out today and her eyes are normal red and she is no long dull at all. I did a complete cage clean and found no shed. She is still young and only around 13g. She is almost 4_5 days behind her next feeding as I didn't want to feed her in blue. My question is should it be.ok to feed her and could I have missed her shed? It is my first shed ever so I'm not sure on what to do. Thank you
 
Right before they shed, they go through a 'clear' phase, in which they look normal. She should shed in a few days. I would wait for her shed and then feed her.
 
Wait it out. Most of mine shed 7-10 days after going blue, have had some go over 2 weeks from blue though.
 
She'll look so nice and shiny after her shed. Make sure to check her shed for eyecaps and for the tip of the tail.
 
If there's any retained shed, I would dampen a paper towel or a hand towel with room temperature water, and let her slither through it in your hands. The extra moisture combined with the slightly rough material should help any pieces come off that didn't come off with the rest of the shed. Alternatively, you can put the damp towel in a container with a lid and let her slither around in there for 15 minutes or so.

Personally, I've never had a snake retain eye caps, but I have definitely had them retain the tip of their tail and it's important to get it off because otherwise it can restrict blood flow as the snake grows and the tip of the tail can fall off.
 
hypnoctopus said:
Personally, I've never had a snake retain eye caps, but I have definitely had them retain the tip of their tail and it's important to get it off because otherwise it can restrict blood flow as the snake grows and the tip of the tail can fall off.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This. I had one rescue that had a bad tail tip (and she was a snow!) so the tip of her tail was black, and always retained the shed, so I had to work it off every time because each shed caught on the dead part.
 
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