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Hiccup's shedding problem

Obby_snake

Obby_snake

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So, I finally got hold of a butter tub and made a moist hide, to find Hiccup had already shed! Unfortunately, the very tip of his tail has got a bit of stuck shed. I don't have any cotton buds so I very gently rubbed his tail. He wasn't having that, he raced onto my lap. I've put him in his moist hide for now.
As this hasn't happened before, and as this is his first shed I'm asking for tips please.
I'm planning on feeding him soon as well.
Thanks! :D
 
Jafar shed for the first time last month and I had to do what Nanci suggested. I put warm water in a rubbermaid container and a cloth to cover the bottom, left her in there for about 20min and after squeezed the water out of the cloth and then let the snake slither through it as I held her a few times. She still had the tail tip stuck but I plucked it right off with my fingers, it wasn't a bit difficult, came right off thankfully. Good luck to you.
 
crzymom2grl2by said:
Jafar shed for the first time last month and I had to do what Nanci suggested. I put warm water in a rubbermaid container and a cloth to cover the bottom, left her in there for about 20min and after squeezed the water out of the cloth and then let the snake slither through it as I held her a few times. She still had the tail tip stuck but I plucked it right off with my fingers, it wasn't a bit difficult, came right off thankfully. Good luck to you.
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He hates me touching the tail :3 and unfortunately, after 20 minutes (phone timer) he has it round the tip still •_• starting to slightly panic (seemed so easy in the tuts and videos)
 
This is the picture of the thing.
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Bad thing is after he shed, I thought I saw his tail shed in the faun, and feed him a fluff. He won't attack me but is quick to move his tail if I gently rub it.
 
My snake has problems with the tip of his tail after his last shedding. He also doesn't really like it when I mess with his tail. I followed Nanci's instructions. After about 20 minutes of hanging out in the tub I held him and let him slither through the wet towel. He didn't like it at all, but this actually seemed to help the process. He would slither through it quickly and after a few passes the tip came right off.
 
I would give him 48 hours to digest and then maybe try another soak for 20 minutes and the slither through the towel trick.
 
Well, what after seemed like forever (5 minutes) the little thing let me gently hold his tail (or cradle it) and rub the skin off!
The noodle had enough of being fussed and was put back into the safety of his faun :) thanks so so much for the help, he can now rest without his outgrown 'clothes'!
 
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