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New Snake Owner In Need Of Advice
My daughter received a 6-month-old male ball python for Christmas on Thursday. When she got him the store said he had been fed on the 20th, but to wait until at least Sunday to feed him.
Overnight on Thursday (the day we got him) he shed. He did not do a complete shed. It is now Saturday night and the shed has still not completed. We are trying to keep the humidity above 60% and the temp range from 77-88.
My daughter wanted to give him a bath to try and get the bad shed off, but he bluff struck her, and actually bit me. He went back into his habitat and not into the bath.
We feel like if things had gone according to plan, we could have fed him tomorrow (Sunday) and started socializing him. But with the shed, we are worried about stressing him out more and causing social damage as well.
We would love advice on what we should deal with first (shed or feeding) and when we should do it.
We want to be responsible snake people! Thank you in advance!
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