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Snow corn's first shed with us.

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Mother_Goddess

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So, this is going to take some getting used to. I thought I noticed his eyes going a little cloudy this past weekend but with my glasses off and his eyes just being clear/white/red anyway I wasn't really sure and wasn't in good light to tell. I looked the next day and they looked basically see through as they should so thought maybe they were never cloudy at all. Well last night was feeding night so daughter got his food prepared and came in to get him fed and he had just started to rub his nose so obviously I was right about the cloudy eyes.

Is there a more obvious sign to watch for on the snow colored corns for impending shed? There was no change at all in his skin coloring or appearance and it is obviously a very subtle change in the eye appearance. Maybe I just need to get to know him better and I'll be able to recognize the signs after we've had him longer.

His concerning spot on his side also shed. I haven't gotten him out to look at him yet but have to feed today and clean his cage so I'm hoping with seeing the spot on the shed and it shedding completely that it is gone on his side. :)
 
The biggest tip for me is that they disappear for a while. They stay in the same hiding spot and don't move for days/weeks. It also helps to keep track of when they shed, so you'll know about when the next one is coming up.

For light colored snakes, they look a little faded and grubby in the blue phase. I wouldn't bother trying to catch them with cloudy eyes, that only lasts a couple of days and is easy to miss.

Watch for reduced activity and a dull appearance. And your young snake will probably shed every 1-3 month in its first year, you should have an idea when the next one is coming up after a few shed cycles.
 
It's always difficult to be sure if or when Snows / white / albino snakes are in shed . Many go quiet and hide way for a few days . Mine are in vivs and I check on them regularly so I notice subtle changes in behaviour of all mine . It's not so easy for anyone who keeps them in RUBS .....
 
He is new so I never questioned the hiding away. I did question the activity just minutes before the shed though and actually had the rat thawing so thought he might have smelled it. Lol
 
I found this guide on another forum. I'm going through my first shed with Pancake, and we're at the scale lifting stage.

http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum...RL ] I thought it looked interesting anyway.
 
It does give you a few things to look out for so hopefully as time goes by I'll learn his pattern and his "normal" looks to be able to look for subtle changes.

We had a disaster last night and I turned myself into a true medusa. I got him out to feed him and he took a bee line for my hair and took about a half second to get himself caught in a dreadlock root!!! I seriously thought I'd have to tear the whole dreadlock from my head but I was able to tear and separate the root enough for him to get through, hopefully more at my expense than his. He didn't seem stressed at all. I think I was the one who took on all the stress, and he ate immediately after. I am going to have to start keeping do rags (sp?) by my enclosures to keep the little guys from doing this again. I've never in my life heard of a snake getting caught in a dreadlock root!!
 
Mother_Goddess said:
It does give you a few things to look out for so hopefully as time goes by I'll learn his pattern and his "normal" looks to be able to look for subtle changes.

We had a disaster last night and I turned myself into a true medusa. I got him out to feed him and he took a bee line for my hair and took about a half second to get himself caught in a dreadlock root!!! I seriously thought I'd have to tear the whole dreadlock from my head but I was able to tear and separate the root enough for him to get through, hopefully more at my expense than his. He didn't seem stressed at all. I think I was the one who took on all the stress, and he ate immediately after. I am going to have to start keeping do rags (sp?) by my enclosures to keep the little guys from doing this again. I've never in my life heard of a snake getting caught in a dreadlock root!!
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I wouldn't worry about your hair so much but just keep all snakes Away from eyes ( anybody's ) ...


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At least in front of your face you can see somewhat, I couldn't see what he was doing on the top of my head and before I knew it he had his head through and that was it. Once it was through there was no coming out in the direction he came from so had to go all the way through. He may be small to me, but he is not a small snake by any means. Lol
 
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