Amphiuma shedding

That's very cool! Otherwise they're not too active, am I correct? I saw one at a very small zoo once and I actually went to the keeper/owner and said, I thought their animal was dead in its tank. She told me it wasn't, they're just very still most of the time, but not to feel too bad, because I wasn't the first. It didn't help. I still felt really dumb.
 
otterwoman said:
That's very cool! Otherwise they're not too active, am I correct? I saw one at a very small zoo once and I actually went to the keeper/owner and said, I thought their animal was dead in its tank. She told me it wasn't, they're just very still most of the time, but not to feel too bad, because I wasn't the first. It didn't help. I still felt really dumb.
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You're right about that, Dawn. This one normally sets at the bottom of the tank waiting for a nightcrawler to be dropped near it. If I watch it for about a half hour or so I do see it move but very slowly and it usually smells around the bottom of the tank between the rocks.


Slimy2 said:
Neat video Jake! How long did it take to finish shedding?
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I'm not sure how long it lasted because I caught it in the middle of the process. It began to eat the dead skin before it was completely off it's tail. I would guess the whole process was only 10-15 minutes though.
 
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