Friday, November 20, 2009

All reptiles shedding outer skin?

You know how spiders and some other specified insects can be able to shed its own skin in order to grow into an adult? Well, I just realized that snakes do that as well for the same reason (I think). Well, I'm having much confusion. Snakes are reptiles, but so are alligators, salamanders, crocodiles, geckos, Kamodo Dragons, Butaans, Iguanas, etc... So how come those types of reptiles don't shed their skin like snakes and some insects do?

All reptiles shedding outer skin?
All of the above mentioned in your question do shed. All reptiles shed...and so do humans, bugs etc. but in a different way....





Golden Turtle
Reply:They do.
Reply:Actually, the smaller lizards DO shed their skins but they come off in chunks (or less...) more often then not unlike snakes that if they are HEALTHY their sheds are one complete length. We actually she skin as well but our skin comes off everytime you rub on something, scratch an itch, shake your head etc...ours doesnt come off in chunks or full body sheds ( which would be gross) it comes off flake by flake...and, yes, you are right that snakes and other reptiles shed their skins when they are growing...
Reply:They do, and some eat their own skin which may be why you don't see the skins like you do snakes. My iguana is in a constant state of shed so he looks patchy all the time, but I have never seen my geckos shed but I know that they do.


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