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Snake not shedding

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Hi again everyone.

As you may remember, about a week ago I saw my snake going blue. I set up shed boxes (poorly made with paper towels) that he did not use. I then began spraying the cage whenever I saw fit, (about 5-6 times a day) and I laid plastic wrap on top of the cage. I can tell that it is humid in there. However, my snake has been under the aspen now for the past 4-5 days. He should be eating again today... Should I take him out and see if he shed? Should I try feeding him?
 
Theres nothing too major about disturbing your snake during shed, the snake might not be too pleased about it but it won't do any harm.

So since you first noticed your snake is in shed its been how many days?

You do realise that a shed cycle has a few days in blue, then a few days afterwards where colours return to near normal, then it sheds. The older the corn snake, the longer the shed cycle will take in total. If i were you, I'd have a quick peep at your snake, see how it looks, chances are its going to shed any day now and you should just leave him to it ;)

Unless you live in the desert spraying that frequently isn't necassary! lolz, just put a humid hide in when you notice your snake in blue, as that raises humidity in a local area and leaves your snake open to choose its required humidity. Or if your worried about humidity levels then invest in a cheap hygrometer for about $8. so you know for sure.

All the best,
Tom
 
you should be able to tell he he shed, also remember they will get dull, go blue, clear up, than shed. you may also be making it too humid
what % of humidity is the cage at?
 
I just took him out to check on him and he is shedding. Bits and peices of him are already new, and the rest is still old and grey looking. Now that I put him on top of his aspen he went to his new favorite hiding spot and He is rubbing against everything. I am no longer worried about him. :) but should I feed him?
 
you could, but i'd let him finish shedding than calm down first before handling just to reduce stress. you may also want to clean the tank. All that humidity can cause mold/mildew issues.
 
He's shedding in bits and peices? Hmm, thats a sign hes having problems shedding, ideally it should be in one peice, but i doubt humidity is the cause if you've been spraying that much.

How old is your corn? How long has it gone without food?

If i were you, based on the info you've given i'd leave the snake well alone now, let him get as much of his shed off as he can by himself, but it sounds like you may need to help eventually. Your going to want to make sure he gets every bit of shed off, especially the eye caps and tail tip, look for those inparticular as if those bits are retained they can cause problems if left.
 
If you take some moss (from either the pet store or garden center),
soak it with water,
squeeze out then place it in a container with holes for ventilation (large enough container so he can move around)...ptu the container in his viv so there is no chance for escape and let him play about in there for a couple hours.
it should help complete the rest of the shed...

Then you need to figure out why he had a bad shed and correct it.
Our guy had 2 bad sheds and lost the tippy tail tip because of it.
We had the paper towel hides set up but they are not the same as the moss.

Making the snake too wet can also add to the shed problem...apparently it makes the old skin the wrong 'texture'...i suppose kind of rubbery and thus more difficult to come off on one piece.

We had to go ahead and just keep a container with damp moss in our guys viv all the time (a hole cut into the top so he can get in and out) and that helped correct his bad sheds. he goes in and out now as he pleases.
 
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