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RE: A couple of Texas indigo questions

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Posted by: skiploder at Sun Aug 16 19:57:48 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by skiploder ]  
   

Unless I'm missing something, I didn't see your definition of a rapid shed.



All of my drys shed every 4 to 6 weeks - like clockwork.



My largest BT's sheds from July of last year:



July 19

August 27

September 26

October 31

December 4

January 9



My female Indigo's shed cycle during the same period:



August 3

September 11

October19

November 27

December 30

February 1



Compared to my other colubrids (with the exception of western and mexican hognoses), pythons, etc,. my drys shed more regularly and more frequently.



As to the BT not eating, I've had the odd squirt that won't eat. I've had success with feeding trout pieces.



Once hooked on the trout, I will marinate an appropriately sized rodent in the trout by sticking it in the body cavity of the fish.


   

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