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philllll
at Fri Jul 28 16:47:43 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by philllll ]
The cloudiness you saw is when the snake secretes an oil beneath their skin, which helps to separate the old skin from the new layer underneath. The snake will stay cloudy liek this for a few days, and then the cloudiness will clear up for a few days before they shed. Do not try to pull off the skin yourself unless it has been at least over a week. The reason they do not shed immediately after being in slough(cloudiness) is because they need a few days to let the new layer of skin underneath form and harden. If you try to pull of the skin too early (as some have suggested), You could injure you snake or even pull off a few scales! Just be careful, keep the humidity in the tank up while he is shedding by lightly misting with a spray bottle every day or two, and have patience. Snakes don't live their lives at the same fast pace as us humans... just give him some time and he will do his thing. Also congrats on getting him to eat while in slough, sounds like you have a good feeder there.
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RE: Need some advise/help - philllll, Fri Jul 28 16:47:43 2006