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nickyff
Yearling
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 Posted - 04/02/2012 : 01:55:22
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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.
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and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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NiallP
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
48 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 02:10:10
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| I'm not sure if it depends on age, but it can vary between a day or two to a few weeks |
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 02:36:00
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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.  |
1.0.0: Miami Normal: Taggart
0.0.1: Carolina Normal: Wee Woody
0.0.1: Grey Rat Snake: Mirkey
0.0.1: Amel Corn: Blaze
1.0.0: Carpet Python: Vambo
0.0.1: MBK: Fester
0.0.1: Florida King Snake : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1. California King Snake: El Diablo Diego
0.2.0 Tarantulas : Ermintrude & Euphemia. |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 07:34:53
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| All mine vary. Some of them have taken over 2 weeks from start to finish so I wouldnt worry too much |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 09:08:52
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| Plissken went into blue on the 27th Jan, and fully shed on the 2nd Feb. He is 3 years old. |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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nickyff
Yearling
507 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 15:19:00
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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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and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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CentricMalteser85
Banned Again
United Kingdom
131 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2012 : 02:31:40
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from start to finish can take 7 days through to 21 days
but most commonly around the 14 day period |
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duration of the blues
