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This seems really weird to me, but I was at one of the local pet stores the other day and a guy was telling me that he rubbed aloe vera on his ball python to help it shed/stay smooth. Would that actually help? I thought it was a little odd, to say the least.
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1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Blizard Leopard Gecko
2.1 Corn Snakes (2 Blood Red, 1 Orange Amelanistic)
1.1 Ball Python

I can't see why not. It's non toxix and works on sunburn to keep it moist. I can't see how it could harm a ball python.
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>>This seems really weird to me, but I was at one of the local pet stores the other day and a guy was telling me that he rubbed aloe vera on his ball python to help it shed/stay smooth. Would that actually help? I thought it was a little odd, to say the least.
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>>1.0 Green Iguana
>>1.0 Bearded Dragon
>>0.1 Blizard Leopard Gecko
>>2.1 Corn Snakes (2 Blood Red, 1 Orange Amelanistic)
>>1.1 Ball Python
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Jeremy Conrad
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...Can't...stop...must...get...more...balls...

in the pet trade.....

they used to rub olive oil on snakes.....

they used to use kitty litter for substrate......

they used to ......anyways......

....feed them well and keep humidity at over 60% and they will all shed well........

.........eating balls shed well..........
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Thanks. I thought it seemed a little strange.
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1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Blizard Leopard Gecko
2.1 Corn Snakes (2 Blood Red, 1 Orange Amelanistic)
1.1 Ball Python