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Shedding

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benniandra

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Hello! My baby corn is about to take his first shed at home, I don't know how too care for a shedding snake. I've tried to keep up the humidity level by spraying little bit of water once in a while in his cage, is that okay to do?

I don't have a heat mat, I have lamps and the temp on the hot side is about 82 on the hotter side and the cool from 75 and up. Is that okay?

I just recognized on Sunday that his eyes where like cloudy blue, but now they've turned regular again, his skin got a little bit darker. Any advice how to make his shedding easier for him?

And since I got him he has been hiding the whole time! I've had him for about 3 weeks now. I have a hiding rock on the cooler side and a fake plant and a smaller hide on the hotter side. But I never see him cruising around!

But otherwise he eats like ones in 5-7days and has no problems with that.
 
Corn snakes tend to spend the vast majority of their time hiding - this is especially true of baby corn snakes.

I have found that snakes generally don't need any "special treatment" when going through a shed cycle. Sometimes if the humidity is low, I'll position the snake's water bowl over its undertank heater, and this creates more humidity.

There are also folks who use a "humidity hidebox" by putting damp substrate (e.g. paper towels) in a plastic tupperware-type box with a hole cut in it for access. Sometimes snakes use these boxes during shed cycles.

But for the most part, captive snakes tend to shed without any difficulty in situations where there's moderate humidity.

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My snake just shedded successfully!! thanks guys, well but its his feeding day today so I was wondering if its alright to feed him the same day he sheds?
 
Well from my own experiance, Yeah it is fine! If your snake don't want it then not to worry but you wont be doing anything wrong if you offer it to him/her if he/she eats it! Most snakes wont eat and so on during this time and for a couple of days after but all of mine eat during and straight after each shed
 
and I havent had no problem's with doing this! and the advice I have been given is that it aint a problem with doing this ever hope this helps :)
 
My snake is going through her first shed at home too and I had the same question about humidity too. I found this thread helpful.
 
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