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ok my one hatchling's eyes went blue and today there not blue anymore. I know that they will turn blue again and he will shed. Now in the mean time can i hold him or should i leave him alone, i dont want to damage his skin underneath because it is suppose to be very fragile at this point.

thanx
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0.0.1 03'Amel (1st)
0.0.1 03'Normal (2nd)
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IMHO it is best to leave them alone until the shed, sheds. While thier eyes are not blue anymore, the old skin is still over their eyes effecting their (poor) vision, making it even poorer. When I have handled between blue and shed, they are very jumpy and handling 'just to handle' can result in some undue stress. Give them a break until the shed comes off.

It should be 4 to 6 days for the shed to release from my experience.

Most of mine I do hold while they are in shed (one stage or the other), most of mine also will eat like pigs during this time. I guess it depends on the snakes personality (yes they do have one). If the snake seems more jumpy and agitated, then I wouldn't hold it, because then you're causing stress. If it acts like it's normal self, I don't see the harm in holding it for a few minutes or so. But that's just my opinion.

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Chantel a.k.a. sillygirl
"I came, I saw, I adopted"

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1.0 Husband (David, who loves all my critters too)

Now is a perfect learning oppertunity. To sucessfully under stand your snake, you have to do a little experimenting. Some snakes don't want to be handled in the pre shed phase. Others don't even seem to know they are in a pre shed phase. If I were you I would try to handle him real gently for just a few minutes to see how he responds. No one on this forum can know better how to handle your snake than you do. Close observation and trying different things are the only way you can learn what is best for you and your snake.
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