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Shedding - Blue

OPdeepT

OPdeepT

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Hello guys and gals,

I have a Female AMEL corn, when I bought her she was in the middle of a shed and I'm glad to say she shed last weekend with MUCH success (ALL IN ONE PIECE, EYES TO TAIL). My question/concern is, I've heard its hard to tell when an AMEL is in/out of blue before shedding. I was wondering if any of you corn fanatics have any pictures of this "blue" stage...maybe a close up of their eyes or anything that could help a noOb like me identify with my snake next time she is going to shed. I would much appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thanks!

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I don't have any pics to show but can tell you that I can rarely tell by his eyes. He just looks pale one day and I catch myself noticing his color is dull then he goes quiet and will hide and day by day he gets paler and paler. He looks very drab. Probably why I haven't taken pics of him in that state.
 
They get this pale, almost sickly color. If they have belly checkers, they turn a milky color. On baby amels, it is hard to tell, until you get used to what they look like. When they look different, it may be time.
 
I have a pic of our amel's eyes when she was in blue.

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You can see she still has previous shed stuck from being with her Previous owners. You can tell she's pretty dull compared to freshly shed here;
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Man I wish my camera could get some close up shots like that without being all fuzzy... Thats one good looking snake. Thank you for the response. I still don't really see what the fuss about it being "blue" but i do see the "milky" coloring. Thanks again!
 
Besides the eyes and body changing color, I notice the scales getting a little long and almost looking shaggy. I think this pic shows it pretty well...

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With the dark eyed corns, the eyes will actually look blue when they cloud up.
 
Last time Fran shed, it was kinda in pieces. I'm trying to prevent it this time since I think she's gearing up to do so again. Is there anything I can add to her bath water that will help with this? Keep in mind that I have a friend who practically runs a shop that specializes in herbs, teas, all natural chemical and pesticide free lotions soaps and essential oils. Is there something in this tool box that will help?

I was also giving her 5 minute baths and I now think that wasn't long enough.

Devon
 
try a humid hide with sphagum moss. I soak it in warm water then squeeze out the excess. Put your baby in the hide on the warm side of the viv and let her chill in it. Mine don't really leave it till they are done shedding and hungry.
 
Or, you can 'mist' the vivarium throughout the days your snake is blue (if you can tell!) leading up until the shed. Anything that will help raise the humidity. Moving the water bowl closer to the warm side of the viv has the same effect. But if it turns out your snake is a "problem shedder" i.e. if the next shed is in pieces too, a humid hide or moist his is the way to go :)


Back to the original topic, I've also caught my amel (creamsicle) in blue:
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and he gets much paler than that, too.

This is his colour normally:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=40&pictureid=253
 
there are a few things you can do. Ultimately you want to raise the humidity of of your viv. For a shed I find that somewhere between 50%-55% works very nicely. To raise the humidity you can, A. Mist the tank once or twice daily with a spray bottle. I don't know if you can do this with Aspen due to mold growing, I use reptibark. B. You can get a damp(not soaked) pillow case and put the snake in it once a week for about 20 minutes. C. I hear you can use a bubbling water dish, but personally I don't recommend this. Just make sure to not go over 55% humidity, anything higher and you risk giving the snake boils. But if you can raise it just right she should shed a lot easier.
 
Wow, Tracee, It seems quite easy to tell when yours is going to shed. Must be nice. Thanks for the replies guys. Now I know what to look for.
 
OPdeepT said:
Wow, Tracee, It seems quite easy to tell when yours is going to shed. Must be nice. Thanks for the replies guys. Now I know what to look for.
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Yes, when they're big you can spot the blue phase a mile off! I couldn't tell when he was younger though. So I'm sure when yours grows a little bit you will start seeing the tell tale signs :)
 
Samson went into blue on Monday he's getting more and more gloomy looking (color wise) but I'm keeping tabs on the timing this shed so thanks for the post OPdeepT cause it raised my attention to the "detail" of it all.
 
Something else that helps us tell with our amel is the fact that she gets pretty "agressive" during her blue phase. She hates being handled and will try her darndest to get away from us. I'm assuming this is because she can't see well.
 
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