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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
 Posted - 22/07/2009 : 12:38:17
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Hey there folks, sorry bout the Neil Young reference, I'm a massive fan of his 
I fed Colin, my Mexican Milk on Monday night. He didn't show much interest at first, but did eventually eat. I left him alone until just a few minutes ago and I noticed he's went blue and getting ready to shed again. I flicked back through my records and he shed last on the 6th of June, about 7 weeks ago.
He's roughly over a year old, so is this normal? |
1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
511 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 14:13:09
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The shedding patterns of snakes can vary loads, young snakes and snakes that have been injured can sometimes shed more often.
There's no real timescale that snakes shed in, they just do when they need to. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
SOME OF MY ANIMALS
 
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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 15:24:23
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| Cheers. Is there much I can do to help him. I've already put a moist hide at the cool end of his tank. I also usually lightly mist the tank every 3 days or so. Should I do this daily or twice daily? |
1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 15:32:10
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7 weeks is about the same length of time as both Sylar and Jasmin so shouldn't be anything to worry about, however your taste of music is   |
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)
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
511 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 16:18:15
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quote:
Originally posted by magneticblue
....however your taste of music is
Agreed |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
SOME OF MY ANIMALS
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 16:22:42
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| do you need to mist mexican milk snakes? |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 17:11:09
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Originally posted by jono2411
do you need to mist mexican milk snakes?
Not as far as I'm aware. |
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)
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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 17:33:30
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Originally posted by magneticblue
7 weeks is about the same length of time as both Sylar and Jasmin so shouldn't be anything to worry about, however your taste of music is
hehe we'll have to agree to disagree I think! The man's a musical genius.
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1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 17:36:12
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Originally posted by jono2411
do you need to mist mexican milk snakes?
The fella from Belfast who was a big help to me with getting Colin feeding advised me about the misting.
He said not to go overboard, just a couple quick squirts from the water bottle at both ends of the tank.
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1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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Carl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 17:58:07
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When it comes to shedding I just let Snoop get on with it now. Apart from the moss and the spraying he does all the hard work and comes out the other side looking devastatingly handsome |
1.0.0 Mexi Black (Snoop)
1.0.0 Milk Pueb (Lestat)
0.2.0 Mexi Black (no name) |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 18:17:27
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| you could also move the water bowl to the warm end and that increases the humidity |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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bluerain
Hatchling
United Kingdom
270 Posts |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 22:37:10
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I have to admit i dont mist any of my Milks!
But, i do give them a moist hide and increase the humidity as Lee has said, by using a bigger waterbowl near the hot end, when a shed is imminent! |
Lots of Milks!! Few Royals, corns, Rosie Boas and Childrens Pythons. One Bci, and one Irian Jaya Carpet! |
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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 25/07/2009 : 19:22:58
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| Colin's skin and eyes have both cleared. Last time he shed two days after his eyes cleared. Seems to be a very quick shedding process. Is this normal? |
1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 25/07/2009 : 21:02:15
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| any time from clearing of the eyes to a week is normal |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Out of the black, and into the blue
