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Shedding Problem? Help!
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Old 03-02-2015, 07:39 AM   #11
smigon
I soaked my girl for about 20 minutes in a shallow container and noticed the skin starting to shed. I used a washcloth to let her slither through, it took about an hour but she is completely healed!
 
Old 03-02-2015, 07:30 PM   #12
ballpythoncrazy
Another good way to help a snake shed is to offer a humidity hide! Just get a Tupperware or any plastic food storage container, cut a hole in it, and add substrates that hold humidity well. My humidity hides have Eco Earth and Moss in them. Make sure the moss/dirt is always damp. Not wet, but damp. I usually mist the inside of my humidity hides every other day with a spray bottle. Then just put the hide on the warm side of the tank to generate humidity. Your snake will go inside on its own when it needs to shed. Your snake will probably go in and shed the rest of its skin off by itself. My corn snakes love them!
 
Old 03-02-2015, 09:05 PM   #13
nancyg
i had a baby that had some stuck shed on hhis head, I used paper out of the paper shredder and sprinkled in some water.. he was put in a deli cup with the damp paper, and we left him alone for a couple hours.. When I checked later, he'd gotten the shed off himself....
I think the paper works nicely because it's a little 'stiffer' and has nice loops to wiggle through for dragging shed off. I also offer humid hides with the sphagnum moss (called orchid moss in my hardware store) if I notice a snake going into blue.
 
Old 03-03-2015, 07:58 PM   #14
BetaConcept
Well, about an hour of doing what you guys recommended, it worked! She is now free of her old skin and now has a full belly again. Thanks!
 
Old 03-03-2015, 08:05 PM   #15
hypnoctopus
Good to hear!
 
Old 03-04-2015, 05:44 AM   #16
smigon
Yay! It sucks when something like this happens, you don't know the outcome, but with a little patience almost anything can be resolved.
 

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