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The Shed Thread

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Zeina

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(I am not sure if this has been done or not, but I thought it might be helpful!)

So, since I know a lot of people, especially newcomers, have questions about when their snake is going into shed, I thought it might be interesting/useful to see pics of all types of corns in their shed...
I know I had a hard time telling at first when Tom was going to shed, and it led to him striking at me and/or not eating. I thought this might be educational and informative, and fun!
Sooo, feel free to post in-shed and post-shed pictures for comparison.

(Ok, and this is another excuse for me to see everyone's gorgeous snakes, I'll admit it =)

To start, here is Tom, who is currently in shed.
The easy way to tell is with the eyes- You can see in the top pictures that his eyes are milky and cloudy, as opposed to his freshly shed bright pink/red eyes.
However, if you miss the eye stage of shedding, you can see Tom's body is super pale in comparison to his beautiful coloring post-shed. However, with a snake this light, if I miss the eye stage, I can hardly tell when my Opal is in shed, but the comparison of the before and after photos really helps.
Of course, as you get to know your snake and his/her habits, it becomes easier to just know when they go into shed lol I don't even have to guess anymore!

Have with this thread, I hope people find it useful!
 

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And the post-shed comparison photos.
 

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Great photos! With my ERO it too is hard to tell. And he's just a little guy. This does show it pretty good. Thanks!
 
You're welcome! I wished I had some type of comparison before I bought Tom lol so I just hope that with all the professionals here, they could throw some examples up to give a visual and make it a little easier on people, especially those new to snake owning!
 
My little girl Cleo is currently in shed. She's a little one and a butter motley, too. Yesterday I dug through the aspen and found her, just to check on her welfare.

The biggest clue is timing (5 weeks after her last shed) and behavior. After digesting she always sleeps in her log. Now she's staying buried in the aspen and also in the middle rather than on the cool side. There are no nighttime antics. I've barely seen her enough to see her eyes and even when I do, it's hard to tell on a little red eyed snake. Yeah, maybe a little dull. I check on her enough to know she's alive but this is such a marked behavior change that I really have no doubt.

I'll report back when I find the shed but I'm expecting it in 5 to 7 days now.
 
Deep pink in-shed:
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Bright red after:
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Great example. I noticed that when deep in blue, the edges of red scales looked white-tipped and almost appeared blurred at the distal edge, to an almost exaggerated effect within 24-48hr before the shed occurs. You can see that a bit in Snoodle's red saddles.
 
Excellent examples, that amel looks like a totally different snake lol it's amazing how much the darker ones change, and then you look at the lighter ones and it's harder to tell. I'm fascinated by the change, I think it's so cool!
 
Great thread!! Here are a few things that come to mind when thinking about sheds.

Snakes often clear up right before they actually shed. This can be kind of confusing to a new snake owner who sees that their snake's eyes have cleared up but can't find the shed!

Deep blue


Right before shed


Fresh shed



With Anery morphs sometimes pied can be seen much better when the snake is in deep blue.


Last, but not least. If you're having issues wondering if your snake is Hypo or not, look at the shed! Non hypo morphs have a lot of melanin on their sheds, making them appear darker. Hypo animals have much lighter sheds. Here is an example:


**Note that I'm not sure how this works regarding Ameanistics. The sheds above are from 2 Diffused animals and a Phantom (Hypo Charcoal).
 
This has been super helpful to me!! My Bella is currently in Blue and before I finally realized that I was super worried about her as some of you that have seen my crazy threads may know!! I do have a couple questions though if someone doesn't mind answering them.

1. How long are corn snakes usually in the "blue" stage, or how long does a shed usually take?

And

2. What is considered a successful shed?

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Each snake is differrent!
My amel takes about 2 1/2 weeks to shed once he hits blue....but my opal only takes about 9 days once he goes blue.
Successful shed I believe refers to a nice, full shed coming off in one piece.
Sometimes there is cause for concern if the shed stays stuck on them or comes off in a bunch of different pieces. It might mean humidity is too low or it could mean other issues. One or two pieces is okay, but again if the shed looks rough, it might indicate an issue =)
 
About 50%ish is good =) Do a little more research on that simply because I don't have an issue with it since I live in Florida lol and I don't want to steer you wrong.
 
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