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We do ! It's just that we shed our skin in bits and pieces (that's where most of the household dust comes from - dead skin cells !) Reptiles on the whole, shed their skin in one piece.
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What do snakes have to shed in order to grow?
Snakes shed their skin because it doesn't expand as they grow like ours does. When they emerge, their skin is soft for a while and they can grow larger.
What group of trees donot shed their leaves in winter?
Evergreen trees (eg pine trees).
Why snakes shed their skins and humans don't?
As snakes grow the skin doesn't grow with them, so they shed the skin because it no longer "fits" them. By shedding the skin they can get larger, and grow.
Do all snakes shed their skin?
Yes they do ! A snakes skin, while flexible, doesn't expand as they grow like ours does. Periodically, they have to shed the old skin in order to grow. They also shed to aid in repairing wounds to their skin too. Young snakes shed more often (sometimes every two months) than older snakes because most of their growing is done while they're young - just as we do. Therefore they need to shed more often. An adult snake of five years or so - may only shed once a year (or even less !) My oldest Royal Pythons only shed roughly every 16 months - yet their babies shed every seven to eight weeks !
How do you describe how arthopods grow?
Arthropods grow by shedding their exoskeleton. Only when they shed can their bodies grow. Arthropods are very vulnerable to predators while molting so they have to have a predetermined place to hide before shedding begins.
Why does a snake shed its skin?
So that it can grow as it will have just grown out of it's old skin.
Why do insects need to mold?
When an insect grows their shell does not, so they need to shed their old skin and then grow while their new skin grows.
Why do hamsters shed?
They grow new hair
Why did the snake shed its skin?
Snakes shed their skin when they grow. Unlike us the skin does not stretch and grow with the body so they have to get rid of it to grow bigger. Snakes grow their whole lives so they are shedding all the time. That being said as a snake gets older it doesn't grow as much so they don't shed as often
Why do mealworms shed?
Mealworms shed to grow bigger, just like how snakes do. Even humans shed skin its just in little patches.
Why do geckos shed?
Geckos shed old skin because it get old and dry and so they can grow bigger, we shed our skin to it takes a whole year to shed the whole of it but we do shed too :)
Why do 'blue tongue lizards' shed their skin?
blue tongue lizards shed their skin because their scales don't grow so as they grow if they didn't shed skin their skin would just tear.
