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one of my boas has some skin on his nose that did not come off with his shed.
as i was looking at it under some low light, i realized that it is alomost one side of his head that did not come off...including the part over his eye.
i have never had a shed problem on this end of a snake and i am not sure what do do. any advice would be appreciated.
thanks,
chip
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Mist the animals head real good and let it set a few minutes then use a warm wet cloth and gently wipe the skin off.
Wipe front to rear/head to tail.Dont pull the skin by hand,use the cloth only.If it doesnt come off try acouple more mist soakings and repeat the warm(not hot) cloth.
M/
Make a humidity bin that the snake can't get out of, with some ventilation holes and some moist sphagnum moss in it. Put the snake in the bin, and put the whole bin in their cage, and leave them in there for a few hours, twice a day until it comes off on it's own in a few days. You can also do enforced soaking the same way as with water instead of moist moss. Use a small amount of water, don't make them swim. These are the safest ways. Whatever you do, don't try to pull it off or rub it off hard, snakes are delicate.
Caden
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Caden Chapman
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