Found out why my KSB isn't eating!!!

[Myksbrocks]

My baby KSB is in shed mode!!! I realized as i tried picking her up today, 1/4 of her skin has already been peeled off and I got happy as I thought something was wrong with her for not eating. Any advice as this is my first time experiencing a shed happening?

[TeaNinja]

haha, everyone else called it ;)
just give her a moist hide with some moss or a wet paper towel, that should help a lot.

usually the shed SHOULD come off in one piece, but i've heard a lot of ksb owners saying they don't shed in full all the time. maybe they can elaborate further.

[mld]

My baby KSB is in shed mode!!! I realized as i tried picking her up today, 1/4 of her skin has already been peeled off and I got happy as I thought something was wrong with her for not eating. Any advice as this is my first time experiencing a shed happening?

Wonderful news! I would think that the shedding process would be uncomfortable for them which would affect their appetite.

[DeesBalls]

What I did, was put a small tupperwear container in her cage, with some damp paper towl... she always went I. There and shed in usually 1-2 prices. Sometimes it got ripped, but worked everytime.. i even do this with my corn snakes.

Hope this helps. Oh and b4 did that, it never came off in one piece..

[CanadianEryx]

You've probably clued in the my ksb, Eryx, has had a series of poor sheds over the last while (she shed weekly due to healing from a cat's claw puncture). I tried a bunch of things that were suggested here on the forum: moist hide (I actually had to place her in there as she didn't want anything to do with it otherwise), gave her a bath (towel in tupperware container with 1 1/2 inch of warm water), gently rubbing her following the hide or bath with a soft, damp cloth. She is now in a more normal shedding cycle, but retains a bit of shed on her tail and the top of her head (not capping her eyes) which I will watch and see how she does until the next shed. The biggest thing, I guess, is to increase the direct humidity on your snake so that the shed has a chance to loosen from him/her and then, if necessary, assist with the shed. It may take a week or two after an assisted shed for your snake to eat again as shedding can be quite stressful--especially if the snake needs help. Don't worry too much about the not eating part--snakes can go a long time without eating (Eryx went 6 weeks until she ate again). Let us know how things go for you!