Shedding With Unusual Kink In Tail.

[Carrie G]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

I agree very strongly with everything Aaron has said here.

I have seen this type of kinking before and it's in every case it's been due to trauma causing localized nerve damage, and it always will present a challenge with shedding.

In regards to using a tub versus a fish tank...there has to be a point where you must think of what's best for the snake and not aesthetics.

I have his humidity at 70% which was my problem. His tail has shed fine. He did not suffer a trauma, he was born this way.

I clearly stated if that was the only way that I could get him to properly shed, I would put him in the tub. His health comes first. However, the reason why he would need the tub is humidity issues, and I have gotten that up. Setting up a whole new enclosure would be an expense I don't want to spend unless that was the absolute last choice. It's not about aesthetics, it's the thought that I'm shutting up my snake in a box. Though I know that ball pythons are successfully kept in tubs and that people prefer to keep them this way, all I can think of is he's shut up in a dark box with no environmental stimulation, and the thought of putting him through that really bothers me. Yes, I know that I'm anthropomorphizing it, but that is why I keep them as pets as opposed to breeding or owning large collections.