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EricWI
at Mon Jun 13 11:07:57 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EricWI ]
Generally, when snakes are about to go into ecdysis (or shedding), they will turn "opaque", meaning their color/pattern intensity will be duller than usual. Their eyes will often become cloudy or bluish, and this causes many snakes to be more defensive than usual at this time because they cannot see as well as they normally would.
The eyes will usually clear up again just prior to shedding, with the sloughing process usually taking place a week or two afterwards for most snakes. I generally do not feed any of my snakes during this time (although some will still eat then), and wait until after they have finished shedding. Many will eat quite readily then.
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RE: info on rosy boa shedding. - EricWI, Mon Jun 13 11:07:57 2011