Hi, I'm new to this forum and forums in general. I'm also quite new to snakes.
I have a corn named Eris and she is about 6 months old.
She has shed quite a few times, mostly properly except for one of the first ones, that was in 2 pieces, and the latest one, which literally looks like an ouroboros. The tail of the shed goes in through the mouth and comes out through a hole in the side of the shed along the body. I tried to find information on this, but all I could find was something about a python in a zoo that did the same thing and was stuck within it's shed for 3 hours. At first I couldn't really comprehend how it was possible for the shed to come off like that but, from what i can tell now, she must have grabbed her own tail, shed, got stuck and then broke out through a hole on the side. Still struggling to picture it though.
I want to know how 'normal' this is, and if it's a bad thing. My worry is that she is too stressed, even though she seems happy. Her last few sheds have also been inside of her hide, so she doesn't come out to shed. I'm not sure if that's also a bad thing, but it does make it hard to analyze the shed, as it's also bunched up and stuck together.
If anyone knows anything about this issue, and what I can do to help her next time, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
I have a corn named Eris and she is about 6 months old.
She has shed quite a few times, mostly properly except for one of the first ones, that was in 2 pieces, and the latest one, which literally looks like an ouroboros. The tail of the shed goes in through the mouth and comes out through a hole in the side of the shed along the body. I tried to find information on this, but all I could find was something about a python in a zoo that did the same thing and was stuck within it's shed for 3 hours. At first I couldn't really comprehend how it was possible for the shed to come off like that but, from what i can tell now, she must have grabbed her own tail, shed, got stuck and then broke out through a hole on the side. Still struggling to picture it though.
I want to know how 'normal' this is, and if it's a bad thing. My worry is that she is too stressed, even though she seems happy. Her last few sheds have also been inside of her hide, so she doesn't come out to shed. I'm not sure if that's also a bad thing, but it does make it hard to analyze the shed, as it's also bunched up and stuck together.
If anyone knows anything about this issue, and what I can do to help her next time, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
