It will be 2 weeks on Thursday since my young corn snake went blue. I heard it typically takes about a week. I live in Colorado which is a dry state. I added a tub with a damp paper towel in it about 4 days ago to help with the humidity. She still looks like she's quite a ways away from completing the shed. Its also been pretty spotty shedding as her head and front section have all cleared but her back 2/3 or so isn't falling off. Any ideas or thoughts?
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shedding for almost 2 weeks?
- Thread starter T.Jack
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The time between when a snake goes blue and when it sheds is quite variable. Although it is generally shorter than 2 weeks, 2 weeks is not unheard of.
However, that isn't what it sounds like you are describing. It sounds like your snake attempted to shed, but had stuck shed remaining. The time between when a snake starts shedding (as in actually having the old skin come off, not just starting the shed cycle and going blue or any of the other signs) should be quite short, certainly less than 24 hours.
Since you've already tried the humid hide and that didn't work, the best thing to do is to give your snake a soak and help her get the stuck shed off. There is a thread that explains how to do that here:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56170
In the future, if you make the humid hide available to your snake as soon as it turns blue, and make sure the towel stays moist so the hide stays humid, it should help your snake be more successful getting the entire shed to come off.
However, that isn't what it sounds like you are describing. It sounds like your snake attempted to shed, but had stuck shed remaining. The time between when a snake starts shedding (as in actually having the old skin come off, not just starting the shed cycle and going blue or any of the other signs) should be quite short, certainly less than 24 hours.
Since you've already tried the humid hide and that didn't work, the best thing to do is to give your snake a soak and help her get the stuck shed off. There is a thread that explains how to do that here:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56170
In the future, if you make the humid hide available to your snake as soon as it turns blue, and make sure the towel stays moist so the hide stays humid, it should help your snake be more successful getting the entire shed to come off.
