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what should i do durring a shed

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bri123

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i got a new baby corn snake about 1 month ago and he is starting to shed i was talking to my friend who had a ball python that died from not getting enough moisture. when she went to the pet store they said to let a the ball python swim in the bath tub. she recomended it to me but i thought that corn snakes couldnt swim so could i let it swim in the bath tub? im really worried about it because i live in a really dry climate. will it be fine if i just mist it or should i put it in a moss box? also i got some moss at petco it didnt say what it was for but could i use it? and is any kind moss toxic to corn snakes? also i dont know if the moss is real or fake cause the package only "said reptile moss" on it so im not sure if i should use it.
 
misting is fine, personaly i wouldnt let my corn swim without supporting s body with your hands. If your concerned about witch moss to use, try a damp tea towel in its hide box
 
Sphagnum moss is ok for your snake, which is probably what is for sale at pet store for twice as much as if you got it in the garden shop. You could mist it, your corn snake can swim but should always be able to get out of water.
 
But.. you said your friend's snake died... from lack of moisture. Why take advice from them?!:shrugs:

I prefer to use a moist hide. I'm sure the moss will be fine. Or you can just use paper towels.

Misting the cage helps too. Maybe buy a hygrometer and try to keep the humidity around 60% while the snake is in shed.
 
Take your snake for a swim while you take a shower. I have showered with Montie, my ball python, because her last shed was really bad (not enough humidity in the pet store tank) and she shed last night and it was perfect. Smokey, our old man, has had two bad sheds - this one and the last one. So my husband showered with him for a half hour this morning and I'll shower with Smokey tonight. Just make sure the water is not too hot and that the drain is plugged.
 
My Corn just shed last night. For several days before this I put a small paper plate in the Viv, with wet peat moss from the plant nursery. I rewet it every evening. He hid under the moss most of the time. I am also in a dry climate, and that is the only extra source of humidity I gave him.

TB
 
Shed Ease works okay but you still need some extra humidity. All of these suggestions are great. Just make sure you don't raise the humidity too high because it can cause breathing problems. I think normal humidity for corns is between 30 and 40 percent.
 
If you can get the relative humidity to around 50-60%, your snake shouldn't need any extra moisture. But, a 'moist hide' wont hurt anything, either (just make sure it can't saturate other areas). In the winter, we have humidifies running in the house anyway, because WE don't like the air to get too dry, either, and so far, that's kept the air throughout the house moist enough.
 
For me, as soon as my snake enters the blue phase , like the moment I notice any of her scales getting grayer I mist her daily.
I've done this since I've gotten her, even moved to a newer drier house and I've never had a problem shed.
 
Checkerbelly said:
That seems low to me. Isn't it more humid than that in Florida, for example?
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You'r right. Humidity between 50-60% is supposed to be okay for corns. Every one else is shedding fine except Smokey; I don't know if it is his age or his tank placement or his tank. I switched him from a 55 gal to a 30 gal, both have screen tops and he is in the same spot so maybe the small tank doesn't keep it as humid as he needs. We do spray him with Shed Ease once a week but that's it.
 
For all the snakes i've owned...as soon as I noticed their eyes changing, i soaked them in appropriately sized buckets for a couple of hours.. couple of inches of warm water all you need.. take them out in a towel - don't dry them..put them in the tank in the towel..they will stay in the towel for a while..

mine usually reappeared the next day or so, already having shed.. sometimes they shed when they got out.

I guarantee no more shedding problems.. this is based on 10years and more than a few snakes
 
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