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First Shed Success! But some Questions...

Lestette

Lestette

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Esme had her first shed with me today! Hurray! It all came off in one piece and she's snuggled in her humid hide looking gorgeous!
I was just wondering though... is it safe to handle them after a shed or is it best to leave their new skin alone for a little while?
Also, she is due for a feeding. I think I read somewhere on here (though I couldn't find the post again) saying that they will be very hungry after a shed... Is that true? Is it alright to feed them?

Thanks a bunch for any help. :)
 
Shes fine to hold and feed. I'm not sure if they're any hungrier after a shed but it definitely will not hurt to feed her. Congrats on the new skin!
 
Thanks for the help! :D I'm so excited! Lol.
She's just sooo beautiful now! I was getting used to her dull colours and before you know it... POP! She's gorgeous! Lol.
 
I don't know if they're necessarily more hungry after shedding.. But they tend not to want to eat when blue, so that's why many people feed straight after a shed.

It must be hungry work though!!
 
That's about the best time to handle them. Watching them grow up is really something isn't it?
You can take the humid hide out, she won't need it until the next shed.
A friend remarked the other day, after seeing some of my 'babies' and he knows how old they are, because he was there when I got some of them.
He said something like 'why do they all look so healthy and grow so fast when you have them?'.
I found a snake inside my house last month, and it wasn't one of mine. It was a wild black rat.
He joked "They like it here so much, they're breaking in!"
That's the kind of stuff that makes you feel good. ;)
 
Wet your hands with lukewarm water and just handle your snake, gently peeling away the dead skin.
 
Wet your hands with lukewarm water and just handle your snake, gently peeling away the dead skin.
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You should never peel away unshed skin. Sometimes it can dry on to the new scales underneath, and by pulling the unshed skin off, you can actually rip off new scales. Not only does this leave an open wound and potential route for infection, it hurts the snake.

The most you should do is let the snake run through a damp towel in your hands, so that loose skin can be rubbed away IF it's free enough. If that doesn't work, try soaking the snake for half an hour and try with the towel again.
 
Thanks for the advice... but LuLu... there was no problem with her shed, so there is no skin to peel off. :S And I already read that that was bad to do. :S
And Caz223, that's awesome that you have snakes breaking in! Lol. That would be hilarious! ^_^
 
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