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Loose Scale

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I lifted up a small piece of scale on the side of Bowser today. He's (for the sake of argument) about 14 inches, and I have had him for a little over 3 weeks. His color seems to be a bit dull but his eyes have remained clear. I haven't witnessed a shed, nor do I know when his last one was (got him/her from the pet store).

I want him to have a clean shed. What should I do.

Thanks in advance for your help. Catherine
 
The eyes when clear and you just missed it. It's fine, the snake will shed soon. It takes around a week. If you want you could make a humid hide.
Take/make a small container (size of a hide) and place lightly damp moss/papertowels in it and keep in the viv for that week of the shed.
 
You can also spray ('mist') inside the viv before a shed to raise the humidity. It is raising the humidity which helps a problem shedder (you'll often find the snake has bathed in its water bowl right before they start to shed). You might never have to do this, but for the first shed and your peace of mind it certainly won't harm.

Sometimes you don't see the eyes go obviously cloudy, but if you noticed the skin was dull that was probably the 'blue' phase. Try not to disturb him when he's in this phase, they prefer to be left alone until the process is complete. They might also refuse food - offer it immediately after a shed, as you'll probably find the feeding response is at its strongest right then!
 
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