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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18/12/2011 : 20:05:18
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Duke shed last night, I say shed, I peered into the vivarium and there was tiny bits of skin all over the floor, up in the plants, in the water bowl. I picked Duke out and he looked like one of those novelty exploding cigars, he was in tatters. The skin was dry as a bone so it was a 10 minute wet pillowcase session and put back in his now VERY well sprayed vivarium. Checked tonight, mission complete, Duke is old skin free and apart from a few bits of minor scale damage from rubbing (is my best guess) he is fine.
I am guessing a combination of the new ceramic heating and the central heating has overridden the damp face cloth and daily sprays of the foliage. Lesson learn't and will make changes next time, maybe order him a hot tub or a sauna. |
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Posted - 18/12/2011 : 20:22:15
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Ohhhh dear ...a shred was it?
There's a lot of it about and you're not alone ... Laws posted a thread about the prevalence of 'shreds' recently and I've had 2 cases myself and I've only had the central heating on once this year (hard woman lol.)
I'm now keeping the royals' water bowls permanently in their warm ends, just in case, and have some shed ease on order, again just in case.
Poor old Duke, but I reckon he'll be feeling a lot better now. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2011 : 21:43:04
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| Aye he is fine, was a bit huffy about been picked up but was happy for me to stick him in the pillowcase and hold him to let him wriggle a bit and even seemed to enjoy a quick massage with wet hands lol. I didn't attempt to remove any of the skin though, just put him back and left him to it. |
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scott da bot
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/01/2012 : 16:26:27
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I drilled out the little bobbly bits on the front and rear top right corners 5 or 6mm drill bit.
If when your set up is complete and there's to much moisture in there drill a few more holes in the sides |
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scott da bot
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/01/2012 : 16:27:49
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quote:
Originally posted by scott da bot
I drilled out the little bobbly bits on the front and rear top right corners 5 or 6mm drill bit.
If when your set up is complete and there's to much moisture in there drill a few more holes in the sides
DOH
Posted on wrong topic sorry |
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serpentseye
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/01/2012 : 13:53:03
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| Mine always ends up like that bless him no matter what I do - and his eyecaps never come off first time, has to have several baths and be stuck in a 'humidity box' before I can get it all off. |
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Thats not a shed its an explosion
