Not Shedding??

[Light of Dae]

hmm Today her eyes ain't bluey anymore but her body is still dull. Cleaned her tank n confirmed she hasn't shed. Is this normal? Last time I noticed her eyes bluey I went out for the day n came back hoping to get pictures of the cloudy eyes but she had already shed, this time its been days of dull, cloudy eyes, now clear eyes? Whaaaat? lol

[Light of Dae]

These two pictures are of her yesterday. Can clearly see cloudy bluey eyes, dull body.
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These two pictures are today. Still dull in body but clear of eyes.
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lol like she had a revelation? lol *Insert music notes* I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...

[guidofatherof5]

All sounds rather normal. The way and time it takes to shed can change from shed to shed.
Make sure the water is available and wait. You'll probably have a shed snake before you know it.

[EasternGirl]

Yes...their eyes clear up before they shed. It's the eye caps coming off first. She should shed soon.

As far as Zen goes...hmm...my snakes usually soak before they shed...don't know about soaking after a shed.

[zendragondrew]

Chris, it's an Eastern.

He's out of the water now, just hanging out under the substrate the last day or two.

[zendragondrew]

Oh, and light, my snake had blue eyes and then it was like five days later when he finally shed.

[Light of Dae]

Shed shed yesterday evening perfect again I had given her another warm bath in which she saw Shade my new pup through the clear plastic n musked at her lol She's NEVER musked before but I was laughing so hard, Shade was wide-eyed n nose to the plastic, licking it. Radix musked when she noticed a big puppy face next to hers lol.
But alas, perfect shed... except when I eagerly removed the shed from the tank I ripped the bottom jaw off. oh well it was perfect

[ConcinusMan]

Yes...their eyes clear up before they shed. It's the eye caps coming off first.

Not exactly. The cloudiness is a new skin forming under the old. While it's cloudy, it's basically a liquid. Once that new skin is ready, it turns clear. Soon thereafter, the old skin separates and comes off all at once, including the eye parts. After the old skin comes off, the new skin can immediately expand to accommodate the snakes current size. As the snake grows, it can only expand so far, so it gets too tight, then the cycle must start again.

The eyes clear up after the cloudy period because the new skin underneath is ready to use, and has become clear.

[Light of Dae]

Not exactly. The cloudiness is a new skin forming under the old. While it's cloudy, it's basically a liquid. Once that new skin is ready, it turns clear. Soon thereafter, the old skin separates and comes off all at once, including the eye parts. After the old skin comes off, the new skin can immediately expand to accommodate the snakes current size. As the snake grows, it can only expand so far, so it gets too tight, then the cycle must start again.

The eyes clear up after the cloudy period because the new skin underneath is ready to use, and has become clear.

^^That is neat, I never would have known that. Liquid skin forming underneath... cool.


Her is Radix since she shed, All shiny n new! She's getting some color n more spots underneath
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And one of Shade cause she wouldn't leave me alone lol
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[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for the updated radix photo.
Beautiful little darker phase. Great orange dorsal.
Love seeing a radix.