Delilah the checkered garter.

[Tommytradix]

one of the ones i sent you is going into shed too lol

[Rushthezeppelin]

Ohhh great so I get to start worrying all over again lol. Delilah is still just chilling. Added a tad more water to the hide too. She tasted me and didn't do much else. I'm betting she does it here in an hour or two during the night (is it normal for them to shed anytime of the day or night?). She's been soaking for a while.

[guidofatherof5]

"Relax"

[Rushthezeppelin]

Sometimes I'm glad I don't have human children.....god I can't imagine having to worry about that. Especially since they don't stay put in a viv lol.

[Tommytradix]

yes relax please lol

[Rushthezeppelin]

Figures...I go to the grocery store and she sheds while I'm gone. She didn't get a complete shed though. She's still got an inch or so left on her tail. I'm assuming just let her work on it overnight is the best course? Eyecaps and everything else seem to have come off fine though.

[d_virginiana]

She'll probably get it off overnight, but when I see something like that I usually just grab a wet paper towel and get it off; takes like twenty seconds and most of the time the snakes don't even notice I'm doing anything other than just holding them.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Ya Tommy set me straight on it. He said as long as they have started shedding it's fine to intervene, it's just trying to help them before they get it started on their own that's bad. I got it off in less than 10 seconds. Apparently not a good thing to leave it on too long as it will shrink if it dries and cut off blood to the tail and I don't want a stub tailed snake ><

She is so vibrant again lol. I would take pictures but she was already stressed enough from me checking on her after lights out and after a shed lol. She's getting a big fat pinky in the morning though for being such a good sport.

[guidofatherof5]

Ya Tommy set me straight on it. He said as long as they have started shedding it's fine to intervene, it's just trying to help them before they get it started on their own that's bad. I got it off in less than 10 seconds. Apparently not a good thing to leave it on too long as it will shrink if it dries and cut off blood to the tail and I don't want a stub tailed snake ><

She is so vibrant again lol. I would take pictures but she was already stressed enough from me checking on her after lights out and after a shed lol. She's getting a big fat pinky in the morning though for being such a good sport.

Great update.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Finally got to catch her in the act eating a pinky this morning. Tried unscented in the (now converted back to) feeding hide, no dice. Scented it up with tilapia though and she took it right out of my hemostats in seconds. Got a video of her eating it that's uploading right now. Can't wait for the new girls to arrive, they are on the fedex truck as I speak. Happy day for me