how often

[herplover]

hi i was wondering how often corns shed? ive only had mine a week and hes about 2 foot+ so often will he shed and how long will it take for him to finish sheding?

 

[CAV]

They usually shed ever 4-5 weeks up until they are 2-3 years old.

 

[reptile_addict]

cav's right, just like he said

 

[herplover]

how long will it take him to shed?

 

[reptile_addict]

depends on his last shed, you may not know that so that may be a suprise. Just a guesse but maybe 2 days maybe 3 weeks.

 

[reptile_addict]

once it starts usually less than 7 days

 

[CAV]

The entire process, from start of blue phase until the skin is off, is about a week. If you are refering to the actual shedding of the skin, it will take roughly 1-2 minutes if your husbandry conditions are normal.

 

[TrpnBils]

hi i was wondering how often corns shed? ive only had mine a week and hes about 2 foot+ so often will he shed and how long will it take for him to finish sheding?

If you want to get a fairly accurate idea of the snake's length from a shed, you're better off to subtract 10% or so from the shed length. The skin will actually be longer than the snake if it comes off in one piece.

 

[reptile_addict]

I think he was asking how long it takes not the length but that helped. I always was wondering what to take off the shed to know total length.

 

[herplover]

two more questions is am i allowed to hold him right after his shed or should i wait some time? and am i allowed to hold him while hes in the process of geting ready to shed?cuz i know im not allowed to hold him while his skin is coming off but what about when his eyes are blue?

 

[CAV]

You can hold them anytime as long as they haven't just swallowed a mouse. There is no reason that you can't hold it while it is blue. With that said, they are more irritable and defensive during that time because they can't see.

 

[TrpnBils]

I think he was asking how long it takes not the length but that helped. I always was wondering what to take off the shed to know total length.

I was going more off of the "he's about 2 foot+" part of that comment, but yep, it's 10% from what I understand. Serp also has a program that you can use by taking a picture of the snake from directly overhead. I can't remember who it was now, but somebody said the other day that they tried both methods and the results of each were within an inch or so of each other, so either will probably be ok