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Q: Measuring snake sheds....
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torn_treasure

I was just curoius as to how people get an accurate length measurment and if it would be accurate to measure the animals shed...?  Thanks in advance!

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Topics: General Health , Skin
Tags: Accuratelength, Measuring, Shed, Snake
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Author Comment 11/23/2009 5:31:14 PM

torn_treasure
*curious
 
Accepted Answer 11/23/2009 5:37:05 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles
A snake's shed is going to be much longer than their actual length. I just have them crawl across the floor and try to mark when they have straightened out or use a string.
 
Assisted Answer 11/23/2009 5:58:18 PM

aSnakeLovinBabe
their skin is longer than them because it is all stretched out. I like to let them crawl up against a wall or something else that is straight. Some people let them crawl through tubes,and there is even an actual downloadable snake measurer program that uses a photo of your snake and a ruler in the same picture to calculate their length even when they are all curled up.
 
Author Comment 11/23/2009 6:08:47 PM

torn_treasure
Thanks, and I think I might try that program!  :)
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