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Jackk94
Hatchling
United Kingdom
104 Posts |
 Posted - 31/03/2012 : 13:09:37
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| is it best to leave snakes alone when they're shedding? |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 14:34:23
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| i leave them to it as snakes feel more vunerable while in shed |
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 15:22:31
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| i will put my hands up here. i have held the skin before whilst they have slipped out. but i only done that once |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 17:44:09
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I leave mine alone except for feeding, mine would eat themselves if allowed to go too long  |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 19:01:36
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| i don't handle 8, he doesn't get fed either but thats just the way i was taught to do things. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 20:02:32
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| thing with questions like this is people do different ways of looking after their snakies. thing is people can argue about whats right whats wrong but it cames down to listening to the advice and taking what u want out of it. at the end of the day their yours and if feeding them without problems and handling without problems then its your choice. |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 20:39:58
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lightning acts like he is starved everytime i feed him, wether hes blue, shiny or anything inbetween. how ever midnight goes into a grump a week befor she goes milky, but will eat, wont eat the next week when shes in earlu blue, wont eat the next week after clearing but will scoof a mouse the day shes shed. depends on hte owner and the snake in regards to feeding.
as for handling, i handle as normal.
as for whilst actually shedding, i think if they start shedding whilst being handle is ok, but i would peel it off them if that makes sense x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 21:12:10
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| thing with questions like this is people do different ways of looking after their snakies. thing is people can argue about whats right whats wrong but it cames down to listening to the advice and taking what u want out of it. at the end of the day their yours and if feeding them without problems and handling without problems then its your choice. |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2012 : 08:16:53
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All snakes are different. I know when Corno is heading into blue as she hides away and we don't see her except for my daily check to make sure she's in the viv lol!! She obviously wants to be left alone so I do so... but I DO get her out for a feed and she always feeds! Other snakes are happy to wander about, some refuse to eat.
Having said that, her 1st 2 sheds with us were very broken up so I did have to get her out in the end to help her shed by letting her push through wet kitchen roll.I think the only advice I would really stress is that if they are shedding you should never ever pull the shed yourself - trap it and hold it still if they need help, but don't pull, let the snake do the pulling! |
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shedding and getting out
