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i house 2 ball pythons in the same inclosure. its a 70 gal i believe. one is getting ready to shed would a ball python do ok without heat for mayb 2 or 3 days cause he never shed full he soaks in water for days and drinks water but never shed full always in peices then i have to always help with the tail and left over peices that are realy small and use tweezers to get them off. could he go in a tupperware contaner frome when his eyes stop being blue until he sheds?i realy want a good shed.

I wouldn't put him in a conatiner in water with no heat. He may drown without supervision and even with a suitable ambient air temp in the room, I'd be concerned about the water colling down too much. If he soaks all the time before a shed then thats as good as leaving him in a container. Does he have any rough objects that he could rub against in his tank that might help? Or maybe try making up a humid hide with some moss for him to crawl through. That might have the same effect. Unlikely but sometimes thyroid disorders can make them have continually bad shed as it's this that regulates shedding. Others may have some more ideas but there's a starting point. Good luck with him.

i wanted to put moss/bark and wet it down an keep it humid in it not water.sry for the mix up. i ment he soaks in his w2ater bowl all the time.

Oh I see, well I think it would be a better idea to put the bark and the moss in his own tank. He can rub himself on the bark and the moss will bump the humidity up a bit. You might want to put the moss in a small container but the bark you could just place any where he could use.

You can soak him in the warm water in your sink for a few minutes from time to time and see if he can shed properly. Ane like the other have suggest, create a humidity retreat box, you can use cypress mulch, too. And provide something rough for him to provide something for the skin to attach to so he can work it off much easier.

Never house two ball pyhtons in the same enclosure. A bad shed is the LEAST of your worries.