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Hey guys. I have a Miami phase corn that was in shed a week ago and shed half of its skin and is half new colors and the other half still faded. its been a couple of days and she still hasn't shed the bottom half. How should i proceed?

This is a very common problem. Soak your snake. Take a shoe box or tupperware with a lid. Make sure there are air hole. Put just a little warm water on the bottom. I stress just a little water (enough to just cover the belly of your snake), and Warm water, not hot. Let the snake soak. You can then let the snake crawl through your fingers and assist in the shed or put it in its cage and let it rub on something to get the rest of the shed off. A way to prevent this problem is to have higher humidity. Maybe cover half your screen lid with a towel to keep moisture in or offer a humid hide when your snake goes into the blue phase before each shed. A humid hide is like a shoe box or tupperware container with a hole in it for the snakes to crawl into (make sure the hole is not sharp). It has moist moss, vermiculite or paper towels inside. This will help the snake shed.
Hope this helps. Good luck
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If your snake has started to shed, but has patchy unshed skin remaining, take a plastic animal cage, such as the Kritter Keepers, which are sold by pet stores and animal suppliers, of an appropriate size. Make sure the container is secure! Nothing is worse than finding that your snake has escaped the container. Put about 1/2 to one inch of warm water in the bottom. Then put several paper towels in on top of the water. Put the snake in there. Then put a few dripping wet paper towels on top of the snake. Leave the snake in there for about 30 minutes. Check to see if the snake has completely shed. If not, put the snake back in for another 30 minutes. Repeat as necessary. I have also heard of people using small towels in these containers. The beauty of paper towels is that you can just throw them away instead of having to wash them. You can also take a wet sock, for a small snake; or a wet pillow case, for a larger snake; and put the snake into it, secure the top, and put the whole thing into the snake’s cage overnight.
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