i noticed 2days ago that my female cornsnake had milky blue eyes so she has obviously began to shed her skin. she wont eat (but i think thats normal) and she hasnt come out of her hiding pot for about 3 days.
how long will it take her to actually shed all her skin and if she doesnt come out of her hiding pot should i lift it up to check if she has shed her skin soon ? becuase i dont want to upset her by lifting the pot from her too early because when i last went to lift the pot to handle her she seemed pretty grumpy (obvously due to her shedding).
also when she has shed her skin (this may sound stupid) should i take it out straightaway (the skin) or leave it in there?
2007-11-30 00:56:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
they dont uasually eat at sheding time you can take out the shed at any time some people collect them and date them to chart the groth of the snake
once they shed they dont care about the skin
2007-11-30 01:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave the snake alone. You'll only be bothering her by checking and trying to move a natural thing along. Sometimes it takes many days for them to shed. She'll come out when ready and you'll see the shedding. No use in keeping the shedding in the tank but I will tell you my son put his along with the date in a photo album and it's pretty cool seeing how much bigger they get over the years.
2007-11-30 15:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by Eileen B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the size of the snake as for how long it takes to shed. a hatchling baby, maybe upto a week, a adult, can be anywhere up to 2 or even 3 weeks to shed. just leave him / her alone as you will end up stressing the snake out and risk getting yourself bitten if the snake strikes out of fear.
as for shedding, snakes normally shed over night, so you will be ok to remove the shed the following morning, but it doesn't really matter when you remove it, be it the first 10 seconds or the first 10 days after shedding either way it wont bother the snake, however i remove my shed from the tanks asap just to keep the tanks looking clean and tidy.
2007-11-30 09:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by animallovinggirlie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a yellow rat snake 6ft 7in shedding is usually 5-7 days and a Great Plains rat snake 5ft 4in shedding 7-10 days.
So it depends on the size so anything from 5-14 days.
2007-12-04 06:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No leave her alone whilst she's shedding. Ours gets really grumpy - he hides under the newspaper and hisses and rattles his tail! Takes a couple of weeks for him to shed. He's always "starving" after hes shed so she will most likely eat afterwards. Doesnt matter about the skin take it out when you can just for neatness.
2007-11-30 13:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by hiddenmyname 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the snake....sometimes it takes a lil longer than others....do you have enough roughage in her cage for her to slither up against to help with her shedding? example her hiding log?....also humidity plays a good factor...are the humidity levels correct for her to shed? and yes the snake will not eat when they are in their shed time...just leave her be until she FULLY sheds...some of my snakes are grumpy when they want to shed and are being bothered as well..so leave her be...and you can remove the shedded skin after she's removed it...you don't have to do it right then and there but it would be best to remove it when you can....
happy slithering ;)
2007-11-30 14:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by Snake Rescue Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just leave her in peace, she will come out when ready, from knowledge of my own snakes (Corn is now about 3ft ) and she is normally about 5-7 days after her eyes go milky.
When u take the skin out, if it is in one piece, try blowing in the mouth of it, great fun!
2007-12-03 14:32:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
snakes take a max of up to 2 weeks to properly shed but then again it does depend on their size the also don't move alot because they can't see anything
2007-11-30 14:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋