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Shedding Question

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harlo333

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My cornsnake is about 2 1/2 months old. I have had him a little over 2 weeks and have fed him 3 times. My question is how often will he shed?
 
harlo333 said:
My cornsnake is about 2 1/2 months old. I have had him a little over 2 weeks and have fed him 3 times. My question is how often will he shed?
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The concise (or perhaps "smart-aleck" is more accurate) answer is "as often as he needs to". Our hatchlings tend to shed about once a month-ish. It slows down as they grow.
 
3 sheds in 2 weeks is quite a lot, so he must be growing like a champ! Mine average once or twice a month.

They gradually slow down as they get older - they never stop, but my fully-grown adults ony shed three or four times a year.
 
Daenerys said:
About how long does it take snakes to shed? Mine has been in shed for four days now.
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They go all hazy, and that lasts exactly a few days. Then the haze goes away, and precisely a few more days after that, they shed. All in all, a week-ish, give or take. Plus or minus. Kinda. More or less. Approximately. :grin01:
 
Hahah okay. My snake was looking pale on Saturday, his eyes went cloudy Sunday, and then they cleared up so it should be soon that he sheds, right?
 
Daenerys said:
Hahah okay. My snake was looking pale on Saturday, his eyes went cloudy Sunday, and then they cleared up so it should be soon that he sheds, right?
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Yup. (Hmm... "yup" is too short... it wants ten characters... what else should I say?)
 
Hopefully by Thursday because the Herpetology Club I'm part of is setting up a table outside for people to come check out some reptiles and I want to bring Drake ^_^
 
mine both take approx one week from the time I notice them going into blue until I find a nice skin and shiny snake in the vivs. Of course I cant help but obsess and check on them every morning.
 
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