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Re: the shed thread

Postby Rani-May » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:40 am

yup, Crowley is blotched :) he has yellow on the backs of his legs and on the bottom of his feet too. beautiful after shedding.
I find it funny watching how they rub against everything and anything when they are shedding, its like watching a dog with a persistent itch lol.
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Susann » Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:53 pm

Merauke belly-color difference:

"Normal" color:
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Same skink a couple of days before shedding:
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Xyla may be a bit extreme, but it is still quite normal so see huge color-differences before and after sheds.
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Richard.C » Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:44 pm

Great shots susann,shows the pre shed milkyness to the extreme,boy they get a deep red belly,i love the normal coloring

Male rugosa and small female aspera are shedding,whoops to slow,male rugosa is done already,fastest ive ever seen a stumpy shed,he was practiclly bolting around to get it off,pretty much all in one piece to
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Richard.C » Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:45 pm

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Young female aspera shedding plus a close up
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Spindown » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:34 pm

Is that a white stripe, or is she very very shiny, or both? Its hard to tell :D
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Richard.C » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:42 pm

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A white stripe of sorts,a trait picked up from there mum,some just get more a white fleck look like the gravid female ,her sister

Heres the rugosa rugosa male,found him shedding,by the time i got camera he was done,pretty much in one piece
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Re: the shed thread

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Re: the shed thread

Postby Spindown » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:29 pm

It always blows my mind when I see the HUGE pieces that the shingles shed in!
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Re: the shed thread

Postby Milly G » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:34 pm

I wish New Zealand had a variety of blue tongues! Richard your blueys are all so beautiful!!
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Re: the shed thread

Postby AnnaMonroe » Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:34 pm

It's incredible how Spyro can change in the matter of ONE DAY! :P
The first photo was taken yesterday & the right one today after shed. (Tip of tail did not shed fully yet)
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Re: the shed thread

Postby LizardLady46 » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:01 pm

Just curious cause I haven't seen anyone mention this before but my Naxos eats her shed. The first couple time she shed I wasn't in town and when I got home there were just a few scales her and there. I assume my caretaker was just cleaning out the tank. This last time I got to witness it and she would rub against the cage or scratch and then just eat it. She?he eats anything and everything so it doesn't surprise me but was just wondering if this is unique?
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