Hi all,
First I'd like to say I'm a new member here, and I just recently got my first corn snake.
Anyway, when I first got the snake I put it in its tank to let it get adjusted, and when I came up not more than 10 minutes later it had shed!
And perfectly too, the entire skin came off in one clean piece.
However, the past two sheddings have been unsuccessful, and the snake hadn't even been able to get its skin off. I had to soak it in some warm water and gently rub it off.
At first I thought it was due to the substrate I was using, corncob, so I changed to a more suitable one, some kind of wood mulch, and I had been misting frequently prior to its second unsuccessful shed. After seeing it unable to shed for the second time, I don't know what to do.
If you know of anything I can do to prevent this in the future, please tell me. Thank you.
P.S. I still don't even have a name for my snake - any suggestions?
First I'd like to say I'm a new member here, and I just recently got my first corn snake.
Anyway, when I first got the snake I put it in its tank to let it get adjusted, and when I came up not more than 10 minutes later it had shed!
And perfectly too, the entire skin came off in one clean piece.
However, the past two sheddings have been unsuccessful, and the snake hadn't even been able to get its skin off. I had to soak it in some warm water and gently rub it off.
At first I thought it was due to the substrate I was using, corncob, so I changed to a more suitable one, some kind of wood mulch, and I had been misting frequently prior to its second unsuccessful shed. After seeing it unable to shed for the second time, I don't know what to do.
If you know of anything I can do to prevent this in the future, please tell me. Thank you.
P.S. I still don't even have a name for my snake - any suggestions?