Grimreaperdj
New member
Hi, I think my Zig Zag Amel snake is blue, but the last time that he shed was in january 24... its this too fast? or normal?
-
Hello!
Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.
Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....
Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.
Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.
Shedding again???
- Thread starter Grimreaperdj
- Start date
MerlinsPop
New member
Sometimes they shed fairly frequently, especially when they are young and growing.
In my case, I have a 4 year old adult that was clearly underfed (I'm being generous) before I got him, and has also made it through a bout with a respiratory infection. He is now in his third shed cycle since just before christmas. He's also gained 50 grams.
They'll also shed to replace damaged skin, but Zig Zag is probably just growing for you.
In my case, I have a 4 year old adult that was clearly underfed (I'm being generous) before I got him, and has also made it through a bout with a respiratory infection. He is now in his third shed cycle since just before christmas. He's also gained 50 grams.
They'll also shed to replace damaged skin, but Zig Zag is probably just growing for you.
Grimreaperdj
New member
ohh okay yeah the zig zig is like 14" inches and i think that 16 grams
MerlinsPop
New member
ZZ's probably fine. Give him a good once over, just to be sure. Look for any sign of damage to his skin or mites or anything else that "ain't right." If all that's fine, then he's just growing for you.
Grimreaperdj
New member
last week there was some very very small whiite ants in the tank, and i throw away the substrait and clean all the tank with new substrait, people in the forum told me, that was mites.
MerlinsPop
New member
In the wild, snakes with mites shed as a way of ridding themselves of the parasites. The mites come off with the old skin and the snakes keeps on trucking. In an enclosed environment, there's nowhere for the snake to go, so the mites get back on the host, so you'll need to treat it for the mites.