Not Shedding??

[Light of Dae]

WAAHOOOOO!!!! SHE SHED! She was hiding on me all day yesterday, so I dug her out from under her favorite fake fern n was holding her n noticed what looked like n was a tiny bit of skin on her tail, rubbed it, it came off easily so I made up a 'shed box' put her in. meanwhile I rummaged (cleaned as well) through her tank n there it was an awesome shed just missing the tip of the tail Took her out the she box n rubbed her down again and yay! First shed I've seen of hers! pretty awesome...

[katach]

Cool! Did she get the tip of her tail off?

[Light of Dae]

yea, between the shed box n me rubbing it it came off

[katach]

Very good. Keep an eye out for cloudy eyes for the next shed. You'll want to watch the next shed closely to be sure the tail comes off, or have a shed box ready.

[RedSidedSPR]

Well that's pretty awesome!

[Light of Dae]

HA she shed again! PERFECTLY. I had seen her eyes kinda bluey n the next day there was a 'ghost' snake looking up at me lol Yay, she's growing so big now. She's turned into a pig, Enjoys eating her goloush of salmon n worms, with some pinkie parts as well.

[EasternGirl]

I've been looking back over your thread and I was wondering...have you ever considered Carefresh as substrate? I swear by it. It doesn't look as natural as reptibark or aspen...but it is safe for them to eat around...I just make sure they have a little paper towel under their dish. It runs about $12.99 for a bag that you can fill the tank at least four times with that...so it will last for a while depending on how often you change the substrate. You can also get away with spot cleaning...you can just scoop out the pieces that have poop and urates on it. It's also great for the snakes to burrow in...mine love it. They sell it in pet stores in animal bedding. It's also available in different colors.

[tress29]

have you ever considered Carefresh as substrate? It's also available in different colors.

I used the multi colored Carefresh when I first got my hognose. Once I used it up, I switched to aspen. I must have been on a penny pinching stretch! I'd rather buy generic products (as long as quality is good) and then take my boys out to eat! We seem to spend a lot of time in Game Stop too. In fact, Terry won't have an allowance for another month, while he pays off COD:MW3!!

[EasternGirl]

I just don't trust aspen with the chances of the snakes ingesting the substrate...I feel much safer with the carefresh and they love burrowing in it. This way I don't have to worry about taking them out of the enclosures every time I feed. But I do understand the penny pinching...

[Light of Dae]

I have considered carefresh, but I liked the look n affordability of coco husk (Used dry) only 7bucks for a brick that'll last me couple months, I also got a bag of aspen shavings to use up. I have come accustom to feeding outside her home, it works perfect, She gets some hands on lovins, and gets to stuff her face I have feed her in her tank lately for picture sake (Decembers photo luncheon) I'm just happy she shed perfectly!