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is it possible for a female to shed close to when she's going to give birth? in a previous post from me I mentioned that I don't really know when my female will give birth because I never saw her POS, she has had the "flat tire effect" for a long time now and today I noticed some shed in her cage. It's stiff so I'm guessing that she has been laying on it this whole time. But is it "normal" for them to shed multiple times after the POS? Oh, and as far as the waxy stool, does anyone have pictures of something like that they could post? the other day I found some out of the ordinary poop in her cage, it was almost black and it looked like smooth plastic rather than what it normally looks like. anyway, thanks in advance.

"normal" is to have a POS, then the next shed shortly after giving birth. But, snakes are illeterate and can't read the manual. I had one female with not just one but two interim sheds give birth to a nice healthy litter. This year the same female is a month overdue from what I thought was her POS. Or she's got two more months to go from her next shed. But, she looks like a full term mom ready to pop any day so I'm on the daily check (and re-checked a few times) routine. IMO there's no way she can hold onto them for another month.

That may be the "waxy stool" that comes within days of giving birth.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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