shedding

[ricorice]

hi all
well my BP has allways had a prob when it comes to sheddinghe eats every time some times takes him a while but he'll strike eventaly but he just cant seam to shead in 1n peice it hardly comes off at all so i put him in a tub of walm water for about 10 min then help him get it all off makeing sure i get the eye caps off but is doing this healthy for the snake

[Bartman]

If you're keeping him in a aquarium with a screen lid, I suggest you either partially cover the lid with some sort of plastic or something, or keep him in a rubbermaid of appropriate size. I find they have better sheds when in rubbermaids.

As well, when he stops being blue eyed, you could mist the cage every day once or twice. This will help raise the humidity.

[marisa]

Constant bad sheds are normally a care problem, a problem with your husbadry. Nothing bad but you need to correct the issue.

Like Bartman said, is this snake in a aquarium?

Marisa

[ricorice]

heres the tank hes in
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the humidity in it at the mo is 60%

and here he is
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[marisa]

What I would do is set up a humid hide for one. A container with some moss, or wet paper towel which is available at all times to the snake.

Secondly, I would wait until I see blue eyes, and mist the cage directly 2-3 times per day...making it really wet when his eyes are blue and continuing this until he/she sheds. See how it goes.

Marisa
P.S. Nice enclosure! :D

[ricorice]

yeh ill try that next time he sheds hes only just shed

thanks thats nice to know coz i made it lol

[Bartman]

I like the tank. Thats great for him.

As we both suggested, just try to mist a lot next time. A humid box is also a great suggestion I missed ;)

[ricorice]

kk will do thanks ill get on to geting him a humid hide if i use the moss what i gotta do to keep it moist

[Bartman]

Spray it often..id use moss over papertowl, as paper towl dries out quick from my experience with it

[ricorice]

yeh thats what i was thinking