Corn Snake tail

rickr0ck · 10-21-12, 11:55 AM

Our corn snake seems to have skin stuck on his tail. He just shed a few days ago, the shedding only took an hour or so. ( we don't know if that's long, short or average) I will upload a pic, he seems more sensitive on his tail than he has ever been before... Here is a picture yesterday before soaking him...

Donnie · 10-21-12, 01:34 PM

You need to remove the stuck shed from the tail as it can cut off the blood to the tail and the tail can fall off. A good way is to dampen a pillow case with warm water put him in and tie a knot in the top and let him wriggle around in it for 20 to 30 mins. If this does not work you can hold the dampened pillow case and let him run though your hands to help it come off.

rickr0ck · 10-21-12, 05:07 PM

we have been letting him crawl through a warm wet washcloth... he seems to move it better but I still just dont know if there is skin on there or not. Now that it is moist with water and neosporin he seems to move it better, but it still seems dry and stiff.

KORBIN5895 · 10-21-12, 05:11 PM

Let it dry then post a picture of just the tail.

rickr0ck · 10-22-12, 05:49 AM

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1224957/tail.jpg