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| nickyff |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 01:55:22
what's the norm in terms of time? What I mean is, about how long does the 'blue' stage last, on average? when sharon the waggler sheds, she seems to be blue for hardly any time at all- a couple of days at most, and then whumpf! she's whipped off her scanties and is resplendant in her new garb in what seems like moments.
But poor old debbie-sweety-pie has been very very blue now for days and days and days- with the full on blindness and shy-sad hidey quiet thing going on. It's definitely at least a week and no sign of clearing yet, and I feel so sorry for her, the poor love.
Does the blue period vary dependnig on age, perhaps? |
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| CentricMalteser85 |
Posted - 05/02/2012 : 02:31:40
from start to finish can take 7 days through to 21 days
but most commonly around the 14 day period |
| nickyff |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 15:19:00
thx for replies- because so far I've only seen sharon shed- who as I said takes barely a week for the whole process, I had no frame of ref for poor sweetypie.. who could be like this for a while??? o but its so sad!! I might chuck in something damp for her then, if its possibly going to be a while yet...
(another neurosis diverted by the forum, tho- ta peeps 
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| Dancross0 |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 09:08:52
Plissken went into blue on the 27th Jan, and fully shed on the 2nd Feb. He is 3 years old. |
| kdlang |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 07:34:53
All mine vary. Some of them have taken over 2 weeks from start to finish so I wouldnt worry too much |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 02:36:00
I've found that it's quicker and more often with youngsters. A week or so in blue, 3 or 4 days clear and then shed.
Taggart who is about 8 years old has only shed twice in the past 12 months and the last time he was blue for about 3 weeks before eventually clearing and shedding. He spent all the time wrapped up in a dampened towel. You could hear the sigh of relief when he popped out, all nice and shiny. 
A lot has to do with growth rate. Obviously the younger a snake, the more it has to stretch. |
| NiallP |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 02:10:10
I'm not sure if it depends on age, but it can vary between a day or two to a few weeks |
