Bad/Incomplete Shed: What To Do
 

If your snake sheds, and all you find is a few pieces, check the snake to make sure all the shed has come off. You may find your snake still has pieces of shed clinging to her! Don't worry, but don't leave her like that, either.

Take a plastic container (I used a feeding container with a secure lid and air holes) and put in a washcloth and fill with room temperature water- just enough to cover most of the snake's body, but not over her head so she has to swim. Put the snake in and set a timer for 20 minutes.

I checked Lila after ten minutes, and saw that all of her shed appeared to be in the container, rubbed off by her slithering through the wet washcloth. I took her out and ran her through the washcloth several times to be sure. I noted that the shed included a complete tail tip.

Next, take your beautiful snake out for a photoshoot in her new skin!

Thanks for looking- hopefully this will help someone down the line!

Nanci

Nanci your so wonderful girl! Lila is so happy she has a Momma like you! :)

And thanks for the instructions. I always wondered how to do it.

kisskiss! :p

What a beauty! I've only had a few bad sheds like that, and I did pretty much the same thing. I left them in a container full of damp paper towels for a couple of hours.

That's only my second bad shed with seven snakes in two years.

Nanci

Excellent advice there Nanci, I'm sure that'll help me in the future. :)

Wonderful pictures.

Hey Nanci....thank you so much. Just came across this. I should be getting my first corns in tmrw (Weds), pretty excited about it. A Common and a Miami Phase.
Been doing alot of homework on all aspects, and this idea of yours is terrific. I'll definitely bookmark. Thank you.
Oh.....and Lila is Gorgeous :D

Thats a gorgeous snake! And a great how to thanks for the advice!

I wish all good advice came with such nice pictures! That was very helpful. Lila is just lovely. :)

Pretty model you got for that how to! It's like one of those anti-ageing cream commercials! :crazy02:

wow, i will keep this in mind! lila is a beautiful snake, with an angel face!

Nice Snake

STICKY THIS
^^^says it all

I can't tell you how many times I've dug this out this week! At least when I made the thread, I made a title I could remember...

beautiful snake!! thank you. im about to do it right now!! but is it a for sure that it will work?


ill try it out!

Great job, Nanci & Lila. Always helps when you have such a lovely model :)

i tried it.. is this right??
 

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i filled up the container a liitle bit with water.. and put that cloth..

does he look good to you?

I'm no expert but maybe a thinner cloth, which is COMPLETELY covered in water.

I'm sure nanci could give you better advice.

Cheers,
Connor

hi all, got my first ever snake lastweek. its a baby carolina corn snake. 3months old. it hides under its waterbowl 24/7 just lately!!! and i opend his viv earlia to give him a change of water, and seen his eyes were like a reali milky blue colour, does this mean he is shedding? this was about 6hours ago i noticed this. he is stil under his water bowl. what should i do just leave him? his waterbowl aint really big enough for him to move about under, thanks please write back someone

If his eyes are blue, he's not ready to shed yet. Just leave him alone. Soon, his eyes will be clear, but you may not be able to find a shed. If so, he will shed in the next 24 hours or so.

ok thanks. well il doing another post here tomoro after change his water and let you kno how its going :)

What a beautiful model to work with!! Love that color!

I Second that!

If you have a large area of unshed skin to contend with this approach seems to be much less stressful than rubbing through a cloth (and much simpler!!) The snake does all the work! :)

This is very helpful advice, Thanks Nanci!!

hi all, hmm this morning my corn stil had milky eyes, but now there as gd as black again? :S he is dueto be fed. would it be ok and safe to feed him? i aint sure if he is sheddin or not? :S

Some eat "in blue" and some don't, but it's safest to wait, especially since this one is new to you. You can expect a shed anywhere from 7-10 days after the cloudy eyes, with occasional normal variances.

Just by the way, your posts are more likely to be taken seriously if you drop the "text talk." And welcome to the hobby!

And Nanci - what a beauty your Lila is!

Just quick question.???


wot temp should the water be and can i use a fish thermometer ( the glass 1?)?


just wandering because my amel still has skin on tip of tail :D

plz help

thanx

KEV

I usually fill it up with room temperature water

What morph is lila I love her. I am guessing lavender something, but she's more than a lavender...any blood in there?

thanks Measley, does it matter that i live in the U.K ? i don't think it's as warm here as it it in the U.S.A.?

thanks again

KEV

Well, Room temperature in the US is around 70 degrees F so I would assume in Celcius that's about 20 or 23...

Lila's a lavender, 50% het amel.

Really her saddles look pinkish against her lavender backround she's a gorgeous lavender!!!

Nanci,
This explanation is awesome. You have a real gift.
Your photos are always gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks a lot, this will be very useful to a lot of people. I do have a question though. Would this work effectively on a snake who just has a bit of shed left on the tail? Or would you need a fair section of leftover skin on the snake to get leverage for the shed to come off. Thanks for the instructions!

It works well for just the tail tip, too.

Maloof............. it does work on tip of tail..... i have just done it with my Amel, I put her in feed box with water (70*) left her twenty minutes and voila there it was on the towel ( she also left me something else..........a poop lol)



NANCI.......thank you for such a great post and explanation with pics too , I would have known how to remove it otherwise

thanx again



Kev

Nanci............. thank you

I know this is a bit off topic, but where did you get your lav. Nanci? She's GORGEOUS!