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My little corn didn`t give us any warning that he was going to shed. I´ve heard that you´re suppose to look for dull eyes and a milky look on the skin and we did not see it coming! My corn had clear eyes, nice smooth skin and ate like usual. Then we went away for the weekend and my brother was here to look after the snake. When we gort home I found the skin in the cage and it was intakt.
Now i feel a bit insecure about this, is this common on young snakes?
I`ve heard that the snake has a very hard time when it´s shedding, is that true?
sara
 
Ormis,
Usually corns go opaque or "blue" during ecdysis but then clear up about three days before actually shedding. Depending on the morph of your corn, the blue eyed phase will be more or less noticeable. Is it possible that you weren't handling your snake for two or three days during the blue eyed phase?
 
Depends on where you live and humidity levels, I had just recently made a post about my little girl going in to shed and making her a hide just to be sure all goes well first time around. If this works then it will be an SOP, from here on out. I am very routine in my life, so the snake will fit in that.

I seemed to know when she was going in to shed her skin felt different to me.Then I saw the signs of greying and it confirmed what I thought was happening. I am very anal and pay attention to everything. But also knew from what I read that it happens alot with hatchlings.


If you have a hatchling they will shed about once a month they grow fast and also depending on how much you feed them. Mine is being power fed for a breeding project, so I expect sheds quite a lot.

Don't worry if things were okay this time around that means you have good temps and humidity working for you. As I said they seem to shed about once a month so just keep that in mind. :)
 
even the most avid observer of one's reptile and their habits can be duped by a soon-to-shed snake. It will take time for you to get a really good eye and know exactly what color they look like in all the kinds of lighting in your room. Eventually you will be able to take a quick look at him/her and be like, oh yeah, he/she is about to become opaque...

...and afterall, all that really matters is that the shed is whole...
 
I am also relatively new to the snake world and was a bit apprehensive with my first shed experience. You hear so much about eye caps, to feed or not to feed...... I have 3 snakes, a butter, and two normals. Most of what you read describes what the shed looks like for the darker/normal snakes. My butter if you did not know her true color, you would not be able to tell she was about to shed. Her eyes get a little cloudy but not like my others who go "blue". My Butter has a good appetite and I still treat her normal except I do not handle her as much when in shed. Now my other 2, they look like the typical (book explanation) of shed. All this to say, like has already been said, you will get to know when your snakes in ready to shed and it may not be "text book" perfect.
 
Ok, thank you everyone...
My corn is growing very fast now so I´ll be prepared in the future. I didn´t think that he would shed that often. I will set up a shed area soon to be shure....
sara
 
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