Shedding iregular

RedSided · 06-08-2007, 04:16 AM

Last time I posted about my borthers fox snake failed shed, he shed happily and cleanly after all, but his eyes have gone cloudy and hes going into shed again, isnt this a bit quick for an adult snake?

drache · 06-08-2007, 04:34 AM

I can't remember when it was you posted
sometimes one of my adult snakes will have two sheds just a couple of weeks apart
it's rare and it's usually because something else is going on
one of my newer snakes shed three times during the first month, but that was because he needed to shed out a lot of damaged skin and gain weight.
yours may be going through something similar, since the shed before last was a failed one - perhaps the one after that wasn't as perfect as it looked
either way I wouldn't worry about it

Stefan-A · 06-08-2007, 04:35 AM

You said it had a successful shed between this one and the failed one? It's possible that this shed is the "scheduled" one and the previous one was intended to repair the damage caused by the failed one.

06-08-2007, 04:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
RedSided "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 92 Country:	Shedding iregular Last time I posted about my borthers fox snake failed shed, he shed happily and cleanly after all, but his eyes have gone cloudy and hes going into shed again, isnt this a bit quick for an adult snake? __________________ Does your water bowl look like a toilet, it does? Guess I will have to change it again

06-08-2007, 04:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,423 Country:	Re: Shedding iregular I can't remember when it was you posted sometimes one of my adult snakes will have two sheds just a couple of weeks apart it's rare and it's usually because something else is going on one of my newer snakes shed three times during the first month, but that was because he needed to shed out a lot of damaged skin and gain weight. yours may be going through something similar, since the shed before last was a failed one - perhaps the one after that wasn't as perfect as it looked either way I wouldn't worry about it __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me

06-08-2007, 04:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,144 Country:	Re: Shedding iregular You said it had a successful shed between this one and the failed one? It's possible that this shed is the "scheduled" one and the previous one was intended to repair the damage caused by the failed one. __________________ Natura non contristatur

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