Praireboyfarmer
08-02-15, 05:43 AM
My Ball Python has had it's first shed since I've aqcuired him. It went wrong. It came off in pieces, and he is currently only partially shed.
I read a piece of advice on another forum that I should stick him in a tub (container) with damp paper towels for an hour to let him get real moist and then help him by hand. (I realize I shouldn't pull it off or rip and tear) to the best of my ability to tell (Read: complete amateur) it seems his eyes have shed okay. But a little advice on how to tell for sure without actually touching his eyes would be nice.
But those people were referencing a corn snake, so I'm not sure if the procedure should be different or not.
His cage is sitting at 82 Ambient with 64% humidity. It generally sits at around 55% humidity, but when I seen he was in "Shed" mode about a week ago I began misting plus moved the end of his water dish over the under-tank heater. He does have a heat lamp, but it is necessary to keep his tall cage at the right temperature (What do I say, the cage was 120$ off, who could resist?)
I read a piece of advice on another forum that I should stick him in a tub (container) with damp paper towels for an hour to let him get real moist and then help him by hand. (I realize I shouldn't pull it off or rip and tear) to the best of my ability to tell (Read: complete amateur) it seems his eyes have shed okay. But a little advice on how to tell for sure without actually touching his eyes would be nice.
But those people were referencing a corn snake, so I'm not sure if the procedure should be different or not.
His cage is sitting at 82 Ambient with 64% humidity. It generally sits at around 55% humidity, but when I seen he was in "Shed" mode about a week ago I began misting plus moved the end of his water dish over the under-tank heater. He does have a heat lamp, but it is necessary to keep his tall cage at the right temperature (What do I say, the cage was 120$ off, who could resist?)