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1/8/2009 12:32:18 AM
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gfx
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Shed skin is an official snake waste by-product, go ahead and take it out of his tank. Or leave it in, it wont hurt him.
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1/8/2009 12:41:35 AM
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Jeffriey
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You could collect whole piece sheds them like some weird and crazy individuals do 
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1/8/2009 12:49:10 AM
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GarbrechtRE
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Yeah jeff you got the wierd grazy part down to a science LOL. Toss the skin unless it's as impressive as our friend jeff's!
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1/8/2009 12:52:30 AM
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Jeffriey
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Whaaaaat!!! I throw majority of them out LOL. Unlike geckos I don't think there are any species of snakes that eat their shed. I could be wrong.
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1/8/2009 12:56:49 AM
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GarbrechtRE
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Jeff, I kid I kid I kept a few of mine when I was younger but eventualy they all started to look the same.
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1/8/2009 1:16:51 AM
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REPTILEN1NJA
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yea im pretty sure no snake would ingest there shed
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1/8/2009 1:23:27 AM
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Jeffriey
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Well I originally started to collect the longer one piece sheds for a friend who does shows and demonstrations to show the kids. He also makes these small laminated cards and bookmarkers. Cuts up small pieces and sticks them in each one. Looks pretty good actually and the kids take home a real souvenir and think it`s real cool.
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1/8/2009 2:48:02 AM
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tooomanycolors
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If I could have a bookmark with one of Jeff's snake sheds I would be cool!!!
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1/8/2009 3:45:04 AM
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bwaffa
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This question has been answered, but I'll corroborate -- unlike many lizards which eat their shed skin, snakes just shuck it and chuck it. And you should too, unless you get a particularly clean one with a worthy artistic or scientific future. Just remember to wash your hands after playing with it. Shed skins can transmit bugs too!
If you're interested at all in sheds or ecdysis, I highly recommend a book, "The Serpent's Cast," by Brian S. Gray. It contains more information than you ever thought there was to even know about shed skins, including a guide to identifying many North American species by their sheds. Happy herping!
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1/8/2009 5:52:24 AM
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1/8/2009 6:59:41 AM
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LokisKafka
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i keep the babies sheds in plastic sandwich bags and label them with dates. We are having a race in my house to see witch baby sheds the most in a year.
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1/8/2009 8:59:46 AM
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nforcemac
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Snakes willn't eat there own shed, so go ahead and remove it.
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1/8/2009 9:16:02 AM
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GarbrechtRE
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Time to shit this one down LOL Jeff will you make me a lampshade?????
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1/8/2009 11:27:58 AM
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1/8/2009 1:03:39 PM
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sdwitzel
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We took each of our snakes first shed and had it laminated. Yes, we love our kids...It has their name and date on it hanging up by their enclosures.
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1/8/2009 2:26:47 PM
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Sonja K. Reptiles
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I'd remove it - if left, it could attract unwanted itty bitties and it may end up being food for them- LOL
I would make it a practice to remove the shed, and inspect it - make sure both eyecaps have come off, or who knows, you may happen to see something like mites that you missed seeing on a dark-colored animal.
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1/8/2009 3:08:31 PM
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Jeffriey
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Good point on the inspecting aspect. I think I turned this question into a lamp shade and craft making post. Sorry Justin. It is a good sign when they shed in one piece. I also try to make it a point to go over almost every inch of a shed even on the long ones. Check for eye caps, pieces that may not have come off, itty bitties too lol. A bit of a task when my retics decide they are in a hurry and I watch them rush the process tearing their shed into pieces. I think I may try to find a copy of "The Serpents Cast" Brad. Sounds interesting.
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1/8/2009 4:26:38 PM
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DPHHChondro
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You should remove any un-necessary bio-material out of the enclouser. Decomposition can cause mold and other forms of bio-hazards to grow and harm your animal, maybe your collection, or even you family and house. Yes all sheds should be throrughly inspected for missing parts or possible contamination of mites, fungus, etc. If you plan on keeping any of the sheds, remove immediately after shed, hang to dry, and store in a (preferrably non ventilated) box/tupperware so to keep shape length prevent decomposition... etc...
Lamp shades??? My friend has a door curtain made of them... and I never went back to his house, voluntarily....
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1/11/2009 4:46:36 PM
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Schlyne
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It's also a good idea to check the snake's spurs. I've had a few snakes with a little bit of stuck shed right around a spur.
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10/4/2010 4:16:07 PM
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dalvers63
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