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monklet
at Thu Nov 5 10:20:39 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by monklet ]
Oops, sorry Frank, I misinterpreted your account...
"every time one of them sheds they change in physical appearance."
I thought that meant after they shed, not pre-shed. In either case, I'm sure I would have known if you were overfeeding.
Let me offer another possibility...perhaps they are retaining as much water as possible to facilitate the shed. In my limited experience I have noticed that my snakes generally retain feces for sometime prior to shed and then dump immediately post shed. I have guessed that fluid retention in order to assure proper hydration during the shed cycle is the advantage here but of course I have nothing to back that up.
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