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Shedding/ecdysis

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Enheduanna

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I noticed the sudden changes in Behavior,color, and body temp one day after feeding. At first I was concerned about her having a serious health problem, but now I realize it's time for my two year old albino to shed her skin. Its now day two and still nothing has happened.
Does anyone notice these changes normally; how long does it usually take, it says here at :bounce: www.drsfostersmith.com 1-several weeks.
Also does humidity have any effect on corn snakes
Should she be warm to the touch, because this is the one thing that seems peculiar....
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=813
 
She definitely should NOT be warm to the touch, this means that she is far too hot. She should feel cool to you. The humidity should be kept around 50-60 (from personal experience) though anything higher won't hurt as long as your substrate is dry. It is normal behavior for her to hide more, and for the colors to change. My snakes usually take about 9 days from the time that their skin darkens before a shed to the time that they shed. So 3 days of "darkened" skin, 3 days of blue, and 3 days of clear.
 
Each animal is different as well. All my snakes take 5 to 7 days from start to finish when they shed.

Do you have digital thermometers in tank? If not I would switch to a UTH (that lamp will bake the humidity out of the air) and put a digital probe thermo in tank with the probe right on the glass above the UTH.
 
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