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My leucistic texas ratsnake seems to be turning a pinkish color. Could this be a reaction to aspen shavings? He'll lay in his dish and then come out and get the shavings wet and lay in them. Should i switch to a reptile carpet? Also, his eyes seemed really grey like he was going to shed, but then tonight they didn't seem grey at all but there was no shed skin. What could be going on?
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1 crested gecko
1 RES
1 leucistic texas ratsnake
3 bullfrogs
1 dusky conure
4 australian shepherds
3 cats

I find with most snakes that after the eyes clear they will shed within 2 days. Keep misting until he sheds.

Billy

>>My leucistic texas ratsnake seems to be turning a pinkish color. Could this be a reaction to aspen shavings? He'll lay in his dish and then come out and get the shavings wet and lay in them. Should i switch to a reptile carpet? Also, his eyes seemed really grey like he was going to shed, but then tonight they didn't seem grey at all but there was no shed skin. What could be going on?
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>>1 crested gecko
>>1 RES
>>1 leucistic texas ratsnake
>>3 bullfrogs
>>1 dusky conure
>>4 australian shepherds
>>3 cats

n/p
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-Chris

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Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
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He just shed last night. I measured the skin and its 5ft 10 inches.
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1 crested gecko
1 RES
1 leucistic texas ratsnake
3 bullfrogs
1 dusky conure
4 australian shepherds
3 cats

Nice!! He's a big boy huh? Would love to see some pics! Billy

>>He just shed last night. I measured the skin and its 5ft 10 inches.
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>>1 crested gecko
>>1 RES
>>1 leucistic texas ratsnake
>>3 bullfrogs
>>1 dusky conure
>>4 australian shepherds
>>3 cats

Keep in mind, length of shed is not an accurate representation of your snake's length. Unlike fish, where they have individual scales, a reptile's scales are actually tight folds of skin. When the snake sheds, the skin unfolds, making the shed skin longer than the snake really is.

Bry