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Help, tail not shedding!!!

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sumplesnoob

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The last centemeter or so of my corn snakes tail is not shedding! I've sprayed some "shedding aid" stuff on it, but the skin is not coming off. Is this normal? I'm woried about circulation.
 
It's not normal. Get a flannel, soak it a bit so it's somewhere between damp and waterlogged, then run your corn through it. That should help soften up and remove the shed. Another method is the flannel again, but in a small pot with the snake inside. Anything that will moisten and remove the tail. Don't leave it on, your snake can loose it's tail.
 
You can always use a wet/damp wash cloth to gently rub any remaining skin off the tail. It's important that you get if all off, to prevent the tip of the tail dying from lack of blood flow and fall off.

Usually, when there's an incomplete shed, it's due to a lack of proper humidity. Please check your levels and adjust accordingly. Also check to make sure the eye caps were shedded also.
 
Agreed, moisture is the key here. This happened to my cornsnake once and I ran him through damp kitchen towels to get the shed off. It works pretty well. You will want to try and get it all off - left on, eventually the old skin will cut off blood supply to the tail.

EDIT: To add on to Joolz' post - I've also heard that snakes can have a bad shed due to stress, ie. if you've only just got your snake and he hasn't been with you very long. I don't know how true this is exactly, but it's worth thinking about.
 
im doing the warm wet cloth thing, but Snikkers (my snake) keeps the tip of his tail up. And the water on the cloth gets chilly quickly, what would a vet do in this case?
 
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