| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 19:13:39
noticed monty was in blue last sat in the afternoon, seemed to have cleared up by monday. still no shed. he hasnt left his hide since. are royals any different to corns as our corns would have shed a couple of days ago by now. |
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| Lotabob |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 23:14:28
haha he really made sure that the rodent was fully dead, you can never be too careful with these frozen tinkers. |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 22:37:25
cheers hodgie but new viv will arrive next wk an he'll be in a different room that i know is good for humidity. might try it though for future reference. thanks everyone for the help/advice. |
| hodgie |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 22:05:03
quote:
Originally posted by 1982ltrav
half hour after strike finally eaten. tbh looked over an he just had the tail hanging out his mouth. gutted i missed him eating it but hey, well done monty.....
You`ll get to see plenty more,
on the humidity side, put 1 or 2 cereal bowls of water under the radiator and that will raise the room humidity. |
| n/a |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 22:01:18
Aww bless him - knew he'd manage - though how they do it ...
Congrats Trav and Monty! |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 21:52:34
half hour after strike finally eaten. tbh looked over an he just had the tail hanging out his mouth. gutted i missed him eating it but hey, well done monty..... |
| n/a |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 21:38:35
omg aren't they awkward little gits eh?
Leave him to it - he'll shift it round by himself.
Snakes eh???
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| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 21:34:23
ok so monty struck within a second or so of been offered the rat. coiled it up fast and for the last twenty minutes ha been clamped on it sideways. tried to release him an offer head first but he will not release it for love nor money. don't think hes moved in the last ten mins.hes punctured the skin as there is a pool of blood on the kitchen roll. what shall i do if anything or leave him too it.... |
| n/a |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 20:29:14
Cool! Congrats!!
Good luck with the feeding. |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 20:19:56
just lifted up montys hide and we have a nice shiny new snake. bit of a messy broken shed but eye caps an tail have come off. just a few flaky bits on the top of his head and around his neck. he's just been in the bath with he seemed to enjoy especially being wrapped in the towel afterwards. going to feed him when rat is defrosted so fingers crossed he'll take it. |
| sandi |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 09:16:59
Think you can bake the soil at 160 degrees to kill bugs. Then moisten it again.
Microvave could work too. |
| BlueDragon |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 08:54:53
Be carful using that soil, it's what I use for my giant snails and you'll end up with loads of tiny little flies everywhere! They come in the soil and there's no way of getting rid of them ; )
(that I know of anyway) |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 12/03/2011 : 00:07:54
Probably why, any moisture in the air around a radiator is send skyward (well ceilingward). |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 23:41:04
seems like the heating may be our problem as viv is next to radiator untill new viv arrives. the corns are in the kitchen/conservatory and humidity is not a problem. i reckon he may shed tonight, is it worth using the plantation soil. not sure it'll make any difference though as a large water bowl under ir bulb hasnt. |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 23:33:58
I've heard of people using it in a corner of their viv (sorry I cant remember who you were). I had a problem with low humidity but it just seems to have righted itself now the heating isn't on so much. |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 22:57:43
we have a brick of unused plantation soil that came with a exo terra starter kit. is this safe to try an use as a moss box. |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 22:55:39
really struggling with the humidity in the viv he came with. was hovering around 30-40 % regardless of misting/second water bowl under ir bulb. swapped his beech chippings for orchid bark last sat when we saw him in blue and humidity shot up to 60% within a couple of hours. its now down to 40% probs due to the moisture in the substrate drying out. misted the viv bout half hour ago an lift it by 10%. tried the damp flannel, moss box etc to no avail. ordered a new viv exotic vx36 as the humidity in one of these with the corns is very stable an easily controllable. dont know what else to do to help him. |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 21:36:18
Eye dints is a sign of not enough humidity (I think) the moss box/damp hide might be a good idea. |
| sandi |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 21:35:32
the eyes go clear after blue and before shed, could just be the intermediate period.
snake on wrist cant typeproperly..sorry
! |
| n/a |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 20:55:49
Yes! I've never seen this but read about the dinted eyecaps as a sign of imminent shed.
Give him a bit of gentle humidity and he'll get there! |
| 1982ltrav |
Posted - 11/03/2011 : 20:51:59
just had him out of his hide to check for any shed. no luck!!! although had a good look at him and his eyes seem a little cloudy an one has what i can only describe as a dint in it. as if a dint in a ping pong ball if you know what i mean. guessing this is his eye caps an shedding will happen anytime soon. hope this is nothing to worry about and what i think is right. |
