Taiwanese Beauty Snake [ Orthriophis taeniurus friesei ] Caresheet

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

We have a shed and a feed!

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After what seemed like forever, but was really two missed feeds, and some very nervous behavior she shed and ate one mouse of the two offered.  I had been giving her nightly warm baths (which she hates) along with a moist hide to promote the shedding that was bound to happen.

The signs for a shed were all there, dull scales, clear then cloudy blue eyes then back to clear, etc.  During the bath last night I noticed the first pieces of shed starting to come off her belly scales, but even then just a little, so over the course of the bath I let her move through my nearly closed hand and by the end about 25% of her shed hand come off.  Later that night I noticed that she had made a full shed in her enclosure and was bright and moving around quite a bit let alone there was the rest of the shed sitting there. Awesome.  I had noticed her wheezing as she exhaled in the bath, thought it might be a sign of a respiratory infection or worse, but it was just because of all the shedding and stopped after she was done.

After I noticed that, I warmed up the first mouse and put it in with her, it didn't take her more than 15 minutes to find and consume it, but only after everyone left the room.  The next mouse didn't go so well, and she just wouldn't eat it.  So I removed it this morning.

All in all I'm feeling better and I'd guess so is she.




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