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Bad/Incomplete Shed: What To Do

Just had to use this today on my female Motley. Worked well after a 20min bath and she was nice enough to give me a love bite after :p
 
Nanci, having this info on here was a huge help to us... thanks SO much for sharing it. You know what's been going on with Hermes vent, well when he started going into shed the other week it wasn't a good thing for his vent troubles. It scabbed up horribly, his straining to "go" returned, we'd get it softened a little {with the cream} and it'd harden right back up. Per his last vet visit, we had to put him in water so he could poop and not cause further damage from straining, etc. Needless to say, having to do that gave him problems shedding even once he had "gone" and the baths stopped. We let it go a while, then we did this. It really helped him slip right out, right away you could tell how much better he felt.
 
Once again, thanks to the great folks here I followed the instructions and within a few minutes, the leftover shed on the tail tip is gone. I placed a towel inside of the feeding bin with water, approx 83deg F. Placed "Diffy" in there and PRESTO !, the leftover shed came right off as she slithered through the towel.

Thanks again for the great info here !!!

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That's amazing.... Most of the time on the internet it says not to put them in for over a few minutes(like 3 or 4). I like this much better. My cornsnake Lily has lost the tip of her tail twice because of shedding. I live in Memphis and I know that that is no excuse but there are no reptile vets ANYWHERE. Plus I'm 15. My mom won't take me anywhere saying, 'Oh it will come off on its own, don't worry.'. Yeah right.
 
It sounds like you need to take some proactive measures when your snake is blue, such as daily misting and a loose plastic wrap over the top of the viv.
 
I do daily mistings, and lately I've also been using a cool whip container with a wet paper towel inside of it(on the heated side of the tank). My male snake absolutely loves it and has never had a shedding problem, but the only time Lily ever used it was when she laid false eggs earlier this year. But I've never tried putting plastic wrap over the top with the misting. I can try that.
 
I have never had this problem, but thank you. Now I know what to do, much better than some other idea I had read about.
 
Thanks for this! It helps having things like this at 3am when your snake is giving you a bad shed. But what if he is being a little sh*t and defying gravity and refusing to actually be down in the water/on the towel? Ember has managed to wedge himself around the top of the bin/lid. the only thing actually in the water is the tail tip. UGH! Every once in a while he gets tired of constantly having to flex his muscles and falls down in the water, but then he gets back up in his high position. Brat. He's going to get the pillowcase treatment if he doesn't cooperate so I can get some sleep.
 
Wow, just being in the humid environment of the water bin for 20 minutes and then crawling through a warm wet hand towel for a few mins, and Ember is all pretty again and smooth as silk! And so bonding to help your scalebaby shed (even if they are being a brat!).
 
Glad it worked! You can actually put in just enough water that the top of the washcloth is barely covered. A lot of times, then, the baby will go hide down in it with just the tip of the nose sticking out for air.
 
Yeah, good idea! He was not impressed with the water. He is not a soaker. I've had him 2+ months and he's never been in his water bowl for a soak. But next blue, we're doing the humid hide and stepping up the misting. :) THANKS!
 
shed box

Thanks Nanci, I really like this idea. Also can anybody tell me is it important that I make a shed box or is it one of those cases you make a shed box when your snake has its first bad shed?
 
Either. If your snake likes it, it's like a little luxury they can enjoy even if they don't need it. You can dampen the moss while the snake is blue, and then let it dry out in between sheds. My Cali kingsnake has had one for six years- dry! She loves it!!
 
shedding issue-please help!

hi I am new to this forum, I recently purchased a new corn from the pet store (he was kind of a sympathy buy) I noticed that he has appeared to have retained the tip of his tail shed repeatedly and no one before us apparently had noticed/cared. It is restricting and the tip of his tail seems like it may soon fall off b/c it is kinda hard. I am not sure how to know when it is too far gone-is there something I can do to get the shed off at this point? I do not want to hurt him! He is abut 2 1/2 ft long and I have never seen a older corn in a pet store which makes me think his previous owner gave him up.

Do you have any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it!
 

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I would soak it and see if you can get any off, and then repeat. The very tip looks black. It will most likely fall off. I'd still try to remove shed and preserve as much as you can.
 
is it normal for her to make a cough noise when shes in there..... or was that her just not paying attention to water level.
 
It won't happen in that amount of time. The old skin needs to absorb moisture and become pliable again. Could take a few days.
 
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