| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
 Posted - 06/01/2009 : 14:26:01
|
hey all had my king for about a month she has been fine up to now but in the last 3 days her skin has gone very dull and her eyes hav a glazed look about them and barely moves, she is eating well i hav uped her food to two pinkies as 1 was not satisfying her hunger she has also become very aggressive since these changes.
As this is my first snake i am a bit concerned for her welbeing so any help would be much appreciated thanks TLT |
|
|
lewy
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
25000023 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 15:50:17
|
| Sounds like she is ready to shed - they get a little grumpy when they are ready to shed and normally hide away. Up the humidity a little, maybe add a damp moss hide or mist a little with water. This should aid her with the shedding, also make sure you have a rough stone or hide for her to rub against to get the skin off. |
Lewy
THE KING SNAKE.co.uk Team
 |
 |
|
|
magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 16:32:11
|
| Normal shedding behaviour by the sounds of things. After a few days her eyes will clear and she will get some of her colour back, a couple of days later she will actually shed. When she does shed just check that she has got everything off. Double check that her eye caps came away and that her tail is completely clear as well as these are the most common places to have problems although my king has always been a very good shedder |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
|
|
|
|
Carl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 17:32:57
|
My king shed this week(my first time)with exactly the same symptons as yours, I was taken aback by the aggression he showed cos hes not like that at all. Good luck with it though, I dont know if this helps but I found that the false greenery or hanging leaves really helped it was off in about 5 mins all one piece. I've kept the skin and you can see where his eyes have been it's relly cool lol |
1.0.0 Mexi Black (Snoop)
1.0.0 Milk Pueb (Lestat)
0.2.0 Mexi Black (no name) |
|
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 17:44:44
|
thanks guys i had a feeling it might b that but i just wanted to make sure if its ok i will keep u upto date with her progress and wen she fin ill put sum photos on so every1 can see her
thanks again guys |
|
|
|
Carl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 21:05:08
|
| Yeah pics would be great |
1.0.0 Mexi Black (Snoop)
1.0.0 Milk Pueb (Lestat)
0.2.0 Mexi Black (no name) |
|
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 12:07:34
|
| UPDATE my king houdini came out of her hide lastnight for the first time in a while and she looked gr8 (Healthy) she hasnt shed yet but she has some of her colour back, she only came out for about 10minutes but for me that was gr8 it gave a chance to have a gud look at her to c if she was ok as its difficult wen she in hide as i dnt want 2 disturb her.it is feed day agen today so i wil c if she stil has her appetite and get bak 2 u. |
|
|
|
magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 16:58:45
|
So far so good then  |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
|
|
|
|
Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 19:34:05
|
| Bet she's due- they normally lose the dullness about 2 days before they actually shed. Not long now! |
 |
|
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 12:33:41
|
| UPDATE 2 I fed houdini lastnite and her appetite is as gud as ever she is still hitting the pinkies hard and fast so i am starting to relax more now as she is obiously not ill it is a weight off my mind as i previously sed she is my first snake and i dnt want 2 make ne mistakes so thanks 2 all for ur help so far i hope 1da i will b able 2 return t faviour. |
|
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 20:09:06
|
| wel it happened houdini has shed her skin ,i jst came home n went 2 check on her and jst managed 2 watch her finish i hav checked and it has all come off in one (even eyes) but i was wondering if i shud leave her alone 4 a while or can i hold her as she isnt fully used 2 being handled yet? |
|
|
|
magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2009 : 20:54:24
|
| Good news then. You should be fine to handle her now if you want to, although if you only fed her yesterday then I would wait until Sunday |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
|
|
|
|
TLT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2009 : 21:54:54
|
oh yea thanks magneticblue i was thinking cuz she had just shed n forgot bout just feeding her. also how tough is a snake cuz she likes to climb but wen she falls she is falling with quite an impact im worried she might hurt herself do u think she'll b ok?
|
Edited by - TLT on 11/01/2009 04:08:43 |
|
|
|
magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2009 : 11:39:33
|
| My king climbs quite a lot and has falen many times but so far hasn't hurt himself as far as I'm aware. They seem to be quite tough |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
|
|
|
|
Grumpy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
138 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2009 : 12:54:58
|
| My Blair's likes to climb, I put some of the vine ropey stuff in for him, spends a lot of time on it. |
IanT
Blair's grey band
Albino cali female
Albino grey band female
Chocolate Cali
Taiwanese Beauty female |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
strange behaviour
