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Celestine8

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I had been reading previous posts on incomplete sheds where the eye caps or end of tail did not come off... well, when Eden shed, the head and tail shed flawlessly, but there were big tears in the shed skin in the middle on the underside... was this lack of humidity or what?
 
Yep, not humid enough.

A way to fix this is get a plastic container (I use Ziplock or Glad containers or empty CoolWhip/Sherbet/Margerine containers) and put some moist substrate (papertowels, moss, etc.) inside so the snake can go in if he needs to get more moisture. This way you don't have to worry about fixing the humidity for the rest of the tank.

Ever since I started doing this, I haven't had one bad shed from any of them.
 
try bathing him if there is still old skin left on him. medium warm water (not to hot) mostly does the trick. Amanda's tip is a good one.

Acradon
 
When bathing a snake, the water should not be over 85 degrees due to the fact that they thermoregulate. That's going to feel cool to you.
 
anytime there is any part of any shed left over I take my snakes and place them in a container with drenched warm papertowel (a few sheets together) and let them hang out in the container (with breathing holes) for a few hours and 99.9% of the time when I come back the skin is off and there's one happy, more comfortable snake.
 
Thanks for the help, although now I'm confused. I took Eden out yesterday and couldn't find the old skin... it should be white and stuff like the shed stuff right and obviously different from the rest?
 
When mine had an incomplete shed, she left little pieces mixed in the substrate that I found later when cleaning. She of course, being annoying, won't use the damp paper towels like my amel will! I'm going to have to mist her tank more I guess.
 
Celest,

You sure he/she even shed. Remember, the shedding cycle goes, generalized color change (my normals get darker), then gradually get really opaque, then go perfectly clear/normal looking then a few days later they will shed.

If he/she looks like he shed and you don't see shed (cause you certainly will if/when he/she does, then expect it in the next few days.

Also, if he/she hadn't shed yet you might have noticed the snake was a little extra pissy than normal when being "taken out". Snakes get extremely irritable when they are about to shed.

Good luck, let us know
 
I think she had shed, but there were some "weird looking scales." We were thinking that the odd looking places were some patches of retained skin.
 
Really? Weird! No, Eden definately shed, and has changed colour. And I have found bits and peices in the substrate and Eden did his/her shedding on an odd angle in which not the entire skin surface was able to come off at the same time. Eden seemed to love the paper towels too, it was so cute lol. Eden would just make a little nest and sleep their. Does anyone else notice their snakes moving around substrate to make little nooks and beds to hide in?
 
My amel doesn't, but my Aztec loves to root around in the aspen and makes little tunnels and such.
 
Amanda E said:
Yep, not humid enough.

A way to fix this is get a plastic container (I use Ziplock or Glad containers or empty CoolWhip/Sherbet/Margerine containers) and put some moist substrate (papertowels, moss, etc.) inside so the snake can go in if he needs to get more moisture. This way you don't have to worry about fixing the humidity for the rest of the tank.

Ever since I started doing this, I haven't had one bad shed from any of them.
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Hi Amanda,

I made SneakySnake one of the little "hot tubs" two sheds ago. I could see that the humidity was increased. Works like a charm actually.

But here's the thing. The first shed with the "hot tub", he got in it after the shed. This time not at all. Is he just goofy, or what?

I also watched him shed this time. Seems like we are so careful about not having anything rough or sharp in their cages. Looked to me like he had a devil of a time getting it hung on anything, so he could slither out. Any ideas? Thanks!
 
I have rocks and logs in my viv so there are plenty of things to get the skin hooked on to help remove it.
 
MegF. said:
I have rocks and logs in my viv so there are plenty of things to get the skin hooked on to help remove it.
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Hi Meg,

I do have a giant rock and three good size branches. Maybe he really is just "goofy". Oh well, "practice makes perfect". So I can hope he will get the hang of it someday. Thanks.
 
Does anyone else notice their snakes moving around substrate to make little nooks and beds to hide in?[/QUOTE


Whenever i go to check Faile she burrows under her substrate and makes her way along to her other favorite hides. One day i couldn't find her until much later because she was coiled underneath the substrate.
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