w00dg0blin
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We have a shed coming soon and I was wondering about handling. Can you still handle them before the shed? What about after the shed?
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Shedding and Handling
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Hypancistrus
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I prefer not to handle mine if they are clearly in blue. First, it is a time when many cannot see very well, so in that case it is a good way to get bitten. Second, many snakes seem to feel slightly "ill" during this period... I imagine it is a lot of work for their systems, and I prefer not to tax them during this time period.
If you absolutely must handle during a shed or in-blue period, do so as gently as possible, and as quickly as possible.
If you absolutely must handle during a shed or in-blue period, do so as gently as possible, and as quickly as possible.
w00dg0blin
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Thx for the replies. I figured as much. The cloudier his eyes get the more irritable he gets. So I've been handling only long enough to clean substrate and stuff.
wretchedprocess
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I try not to mess with mine when they're in blue, because I know they're nervier. However, they're snows, so unless you catch them at just the right time, when their eyes are cloudy as well, it's really hard to tell. I juust got a Surprise Shed from one of them last week, and I had had no idea that that was coming up. So avoid it if you can, but if you can't, it's probably not going to destroy your relationship with them or their fragile psychology. 
(I have a mental image of a corn snake in therapy, telling the therapist that his issues stem from the fact that his mother used to handle him when he was about to shed... I wish I could draw like v_various!)
(I have a mental image of a corn snake in therapy, telling the therapist that his issues stem from the fact that his mother used to handle him when he was about to shed... I wish I could draw like v_various!)