Jill just stopped in my office and showed me Gordon. She’s beginning to shed and it looks really cool:Read more
Posts tagged: #shedding
QuikPic: Gecko’s old skin
One of our Educators, Molly, Caught this photo of Gordon shedding:Read more
Show and Tell
We got this really nice shed from one of our pine snakes the other day and thought it would be good to share. Pretty impressive, huh?!Read more
Time to crawl out of my skin
This video was captured by Katy when she noticed our canebrake rattlesnake shedding (also known as moulting) early one morning. Snakes, along with some other reptiles and amphibians, moult periodically throughout their lives. For snakes, this means that the outer layer of skin is shed, typically in one whole piece. Shedding serves a few different purposes: 1) It allows growth for the snake, 2) The older and worn skin is replaced with new healthy skin, and 3) It helps theRead more