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the shed process?
Kaa's skin has finally started to peel off and it is rubbing on anything and everything.
also shoudl i try and offer food like regular this week?
i thought i remembered reading that i shouldnt offer food during a shed....but my book has grown legs and walked out of my classroom :/
The process of the skin actually coming off should take no more than a half hour or so, assuming proper humidity and other environmental conditions. This is when they are "shedding". It's the build up to that point that could take a week or more. That's when they are referred to as being "in shed".
Once they've shed the old skin, they will take food readily if they are healthy and have been eating. It just while they are in shed that they are less likely to eat. (And, as a side note, I've found that juvies will take food while in shed more readily than adults will).
Joel
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if he is having a problem getting the old skin off you can ut him in the bath tub and then next time make sure the humidity levels are right for next time. Also i generally offer food even if they are in shed, some still eat and others don't.
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Courtney
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