(SK- that was a reference to something said in the flame war speed thread :-)

Maizey has finally shed! This is how it usually goes: Snake has a nice meal. Snake disappears for a few days. Snake reappears, hungry. One day, snake doesn't reappear. When checked on, snake is "blue." (Getting ready to shed skin- skin dull, bluish, eyes covered with blue caps). Snake remains hidden for 7-10 days, eyes then clear and in a few hours snake sheds and is sparkly new.

This is how it went: Maizey dined on Tuesday two weeks ago. Maizey went to bed. Maizey never came out. I figured she was "in blue" but didn't disturb her. On Sunday, after 12 days, I couldn't stand it any more- pried her out of her hiding spot, and was surprised and worried that she wasn't blue, just sort of dingy. But she was awake and moving and seemed to be the right temp. Put her back- straight back into hiding. I put her "moist hide" into her tank just in case, (Tupperware square container with a little opening, filled with wet moss- makes shedding easier) and misted her shavings and covered the top of the tank with plastic to raise the himidity. Nothing. This morning she went into the moist hide. Finally, I just went out there, and there she is, all gorgeous and newly-shed. What a relief. I must have somehow missed the blue stage, and then she had a super-long clear-eye phase before the shedding. Weird.