second snake second week

[Smilts]

my gopher snake fuzzy had a bad she last week ithough after posting hey he was to dry. So when my bullsnake Inmate began to shed i kept the humidity higher evan misted him. His shed was worse much worse. it just irritates me alot

[Simon R. Sansom]

Coy,
You've got a basic husbandry problem somewhere...please describe, as accurately as possible, your set-up. Then perhaps we can give you some better advice.

Cheers!

Simon

[Serpent-King]

You're mildly illiterate. Please try and make some sense for us.

[Thomas]

I think he said shed was bad?

[Serpent-King]

We need a translator that speaks ret@rd.

[Smilts]

I have a simple setup four both of my snakes. I have a two foot gopher snake in a ten gallon tank, with a heating pad under one third of the tank. I use astroturf, with a hide on the warm side and a water bowl on the cool side. I keep the temps at 86 for the warm side and around 76, 78 for the cool side. Everything is the same for my Bullsnake except he is in a 55L sterilite tub. Im not illiterate im disgraphic it makes it hard for me to transfer what im thinking into writing or typing

[Katt]

Serpent-King, lay off the insults, eh? Ssnakess is not about making fun of others, but about helping them.

For shedding problems I use a big pile of moss, sprayed down, and sometimes add a rock to help them rub off the shed.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Serpent King, you just asked "What's the deal with hets? I don't get it." I bet you wouldn't have appreciated it if people made fun of you. What seems easy to some people may not be to others, so stop being rude....

Coy, you should also have a place for the snakes to hide on the cool side. Maybe you do and just forgot to mention it though... :) And don't take the insults to heart. Some people don't know how to conduct themselves in a public place...

[Serpent-King]

Boohoohoo, Coy might cry now because I told him to make some sense. If he's looking for help he could try making his writing at leasta bit understandable. As opposed to closing his eyes and hitting keys.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Case in point.... ;)

[Serpent-King]

Oh, do you mean dislexic?

[Andy_G]

I'm very glad Serpent-King was banned! He was extremely rude and inconsiderate!

I think that in the future you should use a humidity hide rather than misting, I have done that and have never had worse than a two piece shed.

[Vanan]

Ding dong! The witch is dead!
lol!

[Simon R. Sansom]

Coy,
I hope thay got rid of that ignoramus, Serpent-King! People like that have no place in an on-line community. I apologize for his rude and embarrassing behaviour.

A good soaking after the eyes clear can often help a snake shed easily. If the humidity's particularly low, sometimes spraying or misting just isn't enough.

Good luck, and let us know how the next sheds go.

Simon

[Smilts]

Thanks for the replies. I didnt know that they needed one on the cool side but i will place one there tonight. As for the humidity hide how could i set one up for future sheds. Do i put damp moss in a hide on the warm side, or is there more to it.

[jwsporty]

Hey Coy,
My gopher also had the same problem and now when I see him go from blue to clear, I treat him to a bath, in the big tub. Just put about an inch of water in the bathtub and let him swim around. Mine loves it and I haven't had a problem since. You can also use expandable forest bark (cocunut fibre). Soak until it expands, squeeze out most of the water and put about two inches worth covering the bottom of the tank. You will get a humidity increase and it will be constant on both the hot and cold side.

Good luck

Jim

[Bannedbiotch]

Muhahaha, Serpent-King is back! Can't keep me out, so don't try!

[spyderman]

I actually feel so ashamed about the way serpent king treatwed you. He must be a professor in english Lit' & Language to be so perfect himself...NOT!!

My Bull's (Snake) eyes went cloudy on the 14th. I upped the humidity a little to help her shed. I was told that she hadn't shed since Christmas. As I have only had her a month, I haven't seen her shed before. She is still hiding & as of yet, no sign of any skin comming away. She is usually out most of the time, but she isn't interested at the moment & is refusing food which I understand is normal.

I actually managed to get hold of a book yesterday that had "A WHOLE PAGE" of information on Bull Snakes. The most I've ever seen written about Bull snakes. Does anyone else know of a Bull snake spacific I could get hold of? I can find books on EVERY other kind of snake, but NOT the one I need.

[Smilts]

Inmate my bullsnake hid the whole four or five days prior to shedding. He ate well though

[spyderman]

Her eyes went back to normal this morning. 20th July. I just can't wait until she starts to properly shed. Inspected her earlier & there is some signs loose skin... I think she's shedding in reverse because the skin is loose around her Cloaca....Lol.

[Smilts]

Both my gopher and my bull shed exactly two days after there eyes cleared it was strange