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still a bit anxous about the shedding

ashleynicole

ashleynicole

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I am going to wait and see how this first one goes of course before i decide to do any interventions. But if something should go wrong, ive read that to remove whatever doesn't come of, soaking and gently rubbing with wet papertowels works good.. makes sense, sounds easy. But lets say i have a problem this first shed... could i put my snake in a wet bath every day after they turn blue.. just for a few minutes of course.. and then just put them back in their home? Would that be helpful or would just making a moist hide be better. I know the moist hide would probably be easier, but im thinking, i take him out to play with him every day anyway, what if i just let him swim in a little container of water for a few seconds. Before he went blue he used to lounge in his water dish every once in a while, now he just hides.
 
maybe im just paranoid, ive read a lot of threads and everyone says that corn snakes usually don't have problems, but since my AC is on 24/7 im really just worried, so i went ahead and made him a moist/humid hide and he went right in it.
 
Do a search...

j/k

I think a moist hide is all you need if he is in fact using it. what did you use to make the moist hide? If you used paper towels check them often and make sure they stay damp. I heard peat moss works, but I haven't tried it.
 
eyeah i always search..

anyway i used like a styrofoam cup thing with a lid and poked a hole in the side with wet paper towels in it, i actually put his head in it and he crawled in but i just checked and his in the hide on the warm side again.. well its there if he decides to use it anyway.
 
Truly, don't worry about it until it goes wrong - you seem to have the research end covered. I have most of my snakes in one room with a window AC (we don't have central) so it didn't get too hot in the summer. They don't have moist hides and were fine. The only shed that I've gotten that hasn't been perfect was because the little bugger decided to eat her first meal and then shed and she was in a deli cup with absolutely nothing to attach her shed onto. Got her out and held her and she was fine. Just relax and look forward to waking up and finding a shed one morning.

~Katie
 
I was worried about my amels first shed..I needn't have been!All I did was what I was told was to mist the viv once or twice a day when you notice your snakie is in blue.I did this and also moved water dishes near the heat source to bump up the humidity a bit.Lo and behold,I had two perfect sheds,one one night,one the next.If in doubt,mist the viv when in blue,and I can't see why not using a moist hide with spagnum moss in as well for good measure..Is your water bowl big enough for your corn to submerge in?One of my amels did this the night before she shed..Just a few thoughts..Hopefully soon you will be the proud owner of a nice new entire snake shed!Good luck!V
 
I just spray my vivs once or twice a day until they shed and they've all done fine. My air is on 24/7 too although the temp is not as low as yours. If all else fails, you can also take a towel, wet it, and let them sit in it for a minute or two before crawling out. That's what I had to do with that poor rescued Burmese I had when she shed. Worked great, and she seemed to like it.
 
yes my water dish is big enough for him to submerge, but when you "mist the viv" doesn't it get your aspen wet? I have shredded aspen and i just didn't want to get it all wet... i don't think he likes the humid hide, he goes in for only a second then back under the warm hide.. the most one IS on the warm side, but the wet papertowels make it cooler.

Im not too worried, i put him in his water dish yesterday but he got out really fast.. lol. Hes still blue today though.
 
I wouldn't worry too much. I don't mist my cages, now or when I lived in Phoenix, even with low humidity. They have a soaking size water dish that they use when they want to. The only ones I wet the environment for are the first-shedders right out of the egg. Those I put on damp paper towels. The others have their water bowls, no misting, no moist hides, and they shed perfectly. It doesn't hurt to mist (other than the potential for mold on the substrate if you overdo it) and it doesn't hurt to provide a moist hide (some will use them, some won't), but it's not essential.

Good luck with the first shed. :D
 
The only reason I mist is that I had one less than perfect shed. I find with the screen lids, that sometimes the humidity is less than ideal especially with heaters and air conditioners going full blast. My big plastic tubs never need misting as they are completely enclosed and seem to do just fine. I'm sure the shed will go great. Just remember to check the tail tip to make sure it's completely off. That was my amel's big problem and when I got him, he already had a damaged tail from a stuck shed. The end finally fell off, and now he sheds easily.
 
Well i am not sure what part of florida your in but here i keep the A/C on all day. Humidity in tank stays around 50% to 60%. Never had a bad shed. Got four corns in pretty much the same kind of setups 10 to 20 gallon long tanks per size of snake. I dont mist or anything. To answer one of your questions from your other post. I wouldnt worry about your snake hiding all my snakes do that during shed and three of mine has never refused a meal while in blue. My snakes average about 2 weeks of hiding before they shed.

Just sit back relax let it happen. Your snake will take care of all the work.
 
Try not to worry so much about it. I also run the central air all the time, and mine have had great sheds. Even when I don't mist, they turn out fine. Two of them were blue during Katrina, so they just got a lagnappe. Uh, that means the humidity got a bit of a boost. The third is blue right now. The point I'm trying to make is just to enjoy your snake. Most likely everything will be just fine.
 
I think you did the proper thing by providing a moist hide, it can't hurt whether the snake decides to use it or not. I'm sure the paper towel works fine but what I used was a small tupperware container with a hole cut in the top and added some spagnum moss that I check regularly and mist when dry. Two days after I introduced it Ivory was in it with her shed hanging partially out. Now she uses it all the time just to hang out in, blue or not. I think my new snake is in blue so I added one in its viv today but I used a styrofoam cup with a hole in the lid. Here are a couple of pics of what mine looks like. I know for myself it always helps to have a visual. Good luck with your shed!
 

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mines about the same, only a styrofoam container, i should try the moss though because he might like that better than the papertowels.. i just don't know where to get the moss.

Also, i took him out today and his eyes are clear! He was blue for 3 days and clear today.. so im now anxously awaiting the shed! Hopefully ill wake up with one tomorrow *crosses fingers*
 
Check out your local nursery. You could try any place with a garden section. Lowes, Home Depot etc. It's not too expensive either.
 
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