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royal

22 15:37:25

Question
hi,
i was wondering if you could tell me when my royal will shed?her eyes went milky for 2day and they cleared up yesterday,she has got a two hides,one which has a higher humidity than the rest of her home.she has been in there a little more than usual over past few days.
and also this might be a stupid question but do snakes yawn? she seems to be doing this a little too unless she is just stretching hey jaws.

many thanks andi x

Answer
Hi Andi
If her eyes cleared up she will be shedding within the next few days after that. She is doing very well by going into the humidity hide you provided. Yes, snakes usually yawn to re-align their jaws after a meal. Pythons sometimes do it for no particular reason.  Sounds like all is well with you and your snake.  Thanks for writing :-)