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Offline smilts

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ATB that wont shed
« on: July 22, 2009, 02:35:38 PM »
I have a ATB I got him in FEB 09 he hasnt shed since Ive had him...   Oddly he doesnt have stuck shed,  in fact he hasnt went into a shed cycle his skin is somewhat dark but smooth and soft...   So the question is should I go ahead and soak him and see if possibly there is stuck shed,  or just wait and see??
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 03:15:20 PM »
how old is the animal? how big is it? what sort fo enclosure are you keeping it in, temps hummidty?
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 03:22:17 PM »
2 1/2 ft, unsure of age humidty stays at 90% every since I begun to worry.  His tank is a 20 gallon tall with a glass top and UTh that keeps the air at around 87 and that part of the tank at 93!!
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 03:49:18 PM »
Steve, Amazon's are funny, they dont shed as often as other snakes, my chondro's would shed 2-3 times before the amazon would.  If it sheds this month, that would sound about right to me, it can go months without shedding, then throw you for a loop and shed 2 month in a row.  Have you contacted Mike H?  What and how often are you feeding him?  How often is it defecating, and lastly are the stools "runny"?
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2009, 03:54:03 PM »
lol all yours judd ;)  was wonderin when you would pop around lol
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2009, 05:21:51 PM »
He eats 2 fuzzys once a week and has a stool about every two weeks  and has good solid stools.   I have the same question up on the amazon boards never hurts to ask twice :)  I'm not to overly concerned as Ive seen hundreds and hundreds of shed as you know and Ive even seen a few retained sheds this doesnt really look like that to me.  But thought it worth asking if others had seen this...

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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2009, 05:53:22 PM »
fuzzy mice or fuzzy rats?
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2009, 06:08:19 PM »
fuzzy mice but the largest fuzzys i can get closer to hoppers actually.  He's narrow enough mice worry me, and he ignored the only small mouse i tried to give him
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 06:09:33 PM »
Atbs look fragile but their prety harty snakes, fuzzy mice just sund way to small  to me how long does the lump stay in your snake?
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Re: ATB that wont shed
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 06:25:32 PM »
about 4 days, he's fed every 5 days i say a week but thats my feeding schedule.  I agree they can eat bigger meals in fact I think he could but he wont..  i dont like doubling prey items I prefer one larger one but since he wont take the mice.  My 5 ft female eats much larger meals happily... :)
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