new poll!

[zennygirl]

just wondering. because i think i may have a bit of ocd- i kind of waver between the last 2 options. sometimes even when i'm about to throw something out i stop myself

[Tyler]

elements only gone through 2 sheds while he was in my possesion and both times the shed was all broke up and mixed in with the substrate so i really cant vote.

[Zach]

I would save a really neat head/face shed to photograph, and have a few very large foot sheds lying around somewhere.

[zennygirl]

[shona]

Yuri's only shed a few times, so maybe the novelty will wear off but I love his feet sheds, like he's just pulled off a pair of gloves or socks. I only have a couple though but I'm pretty sure I would keep more if I liked them.

When I was on holiday in Gambia last Christmas I made friends with a tiny wee skink that lived in the tree beside my lounger. All the other lizards scarpered whenever anyone came near but he would sit and watch me. I like to think we had an understanding. He had a shed half way through the holiday and I found all his tail shed in the tree, so I kept it. I miss 'Wee Man'.

[Lisa]

I kept one foot shed that I found when he was only a baby. Usually there's only crap bits left that aren't worth keeping.

The foot bit wasn't that great either

[zennygirl]

i keep all of my snakes' shed. i actually have a shadow box frame displayed with alfy and pup's head shed.

[Zach]

GREAT SHOT, ZENNY!!! Very nice.


Haha, crap bits. I've said that exact thing before.

[zennygirl]

here's the other one you just asked me for

it's inside out though so it doesn't look as cool. i tried turning it rightside out but it was breaking.

[Zach]

It's just fine -- these will go on the carepage in just a bit. Thanks for finding the picture for me.

[RaderRVT]

Very cool! I get the same crap bits Lisa does. I think all three of them just destroy everything in the process of shedding that even if there were cool pieces by time I get home they are destroyed.

[Queer as Sheera]

Yeah, none of my guys shed in good pieces, otherwise I would save it. I really regret that I didn't save my tarantula's last molt I wanted to, but got busy and never got around to doing it. But next time I will be ready .

[SkinkysMom]

I've saved all of my corn snakes shed....they always come out perfect

[Jenn]

I tended to save it a lot more when Frankie was in my classroom because the kids loved to look at it and touch it.

[Marie]

I don't save the shed, but I love watching the actually shedding process. I could seriously sit and watch a reptile shedding for hours.

[Jenn]

I can't watch without having to help. I like to scratch their backs and watch it all come off.

[Tigergenesis]

I keep my perfect snake sheds and donate them to the zoo for education classes.

I've kept some cool bluey sheds (feet and stuff) to photograph but then I toss them.

[Dragontears]

I have a saved face shed and a couple ear bags, usually the shed gets mixed in with substrate so I don't keep it. I try to keep all my tarantula molts, but then I feel silly and find someone else that wants one so they don't go to waste.

[zennygirl]

the one you gave me of mo has it's own sofa! you'll see soon enough.

[Dragontears]

that's great! Another one of Mo's sheds went to a friend of mine in Portland, OR. She keeps it on her dresser and loves to scare people with it!