Baby's First Shed

[chairman]

First, it can be hard to tell when the BELs are shedding. My snake's skin starts to retain dirt and the belly turns pink when my BEL is about to shed.

The primary things to worry about with bad sheds are retained eye caps and pieces of skin that entirely encircle a part of the snake. Both can cause health issues down the road and efforts should be made (raising humidity, soaks, providing a good rock to rub on) to help the snake remove the skin itself. You can soak a snake and let it slither through a damp towel or your hand to shed stubborn pieces.

That said, a couple pieces of skin here and there shouldn't be a problem. They will come off next time. Just keep an eye on your snake and the next time it looks like it will shed then dump the water bowl out in the cage to raise the humidity. (Obviously, refill the bowl...). Keep the substrate moist for a couple days and the snake should shed just fine. 50% humidity is adequate the rest of the time.