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Shedding in bits

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Plumcrazee

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Hi guys my mate has a corn snake given him about 4 weeks ago and it's just shed for his first time but it's coming of in bits

Here is a pic

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Is there a reason for this and can he do anything to help like giving it a bath???


Matt
 
You can try what's called "soaking" where you put the snake in a tub of slightly cool water (should be about 75F, but feels a little cool to us) for about 20 mins; just enough to cover the bottom but not enough to make the snake swim.
You can also get a damp towel and have the snake slither through it in your hands several times.

The reason it is coming off in bits is because the humidity is too low. While in shed, the humidity should be bumped to about 50%. If you/your friend is unsure of the humidity, they should have a hygrometer to measure.

For future reference, damp sphagnum moss hide works well during shed cycles :) or misting the tank lightly daily.
 
NH93 is pretty much dead on, especially with the damp towel to get the stuck shed off. Most corns don't have a problem with humidity - are you using an overheat heat lamp at all? Those can dry out the air pretty terribly. If so, I'd recommend switching to an under tank heater regulated by a thermostat. You can also add in a humid hide; I use one for my leopard gecko and it's just a tupperware container with a hole cut in it stuffed with damp sphagnum moss.
 
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