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draybar
at Sun Dec 20 12:53:21 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by draybar ]
>>I feel like such a bad snake owner. My baird's rat snake has only shed twice in the 6 months I've had her. Everything I've read suggests rat snakes shed approximately every 6-8 weeks. She's only about 7 months old so she should still be shedding often. She's growing really well. She's about 6 inches longer than she was when I got her and double the weight. I feed her once a week on small fuzzies. I keep her at similar temperatures to a corn snake and 50% humidity. (I've been told it's right but for those of you with more experience I'd like to know.)
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>>She's my first snake and I'd really like to do the right things for her.
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>>Here's a photo. I'm thinking she's a Mexican because her neck saddles are a really nice olive color. She looks better in person.
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I wouldn't worry about the rate of shed as long as it is shedding and eating.
Let the size of the bulge when feeding be your guide as to when to increase meal size, not the rat of sheds.
When the meal you are providining fails to leave a noticeable bulge move up in size. The sheds will come as it grows at it's own rate.
I am going to go against the others though and lean towards Texas. I've had a few start out like that.
But, as usual, I could be wrong
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Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes
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RE: Newbie with questions about shedding - draybar, Sun Dec 20 12:53:21 2009