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Shedding

rob0222 Oct 27, 2008 06:39 PM

I just got a male ball, and he's great! perfectly healthy, eats gr8,etc.

Now he's shedding but Its been 2 weeks and he still hasn't shed. His eyes are clear. Is there anything I'm doing wrong? Any suggestions?

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Replies (4)

BrianMRay Oct 27, 2008 09:58 PM

Did his belly turn pink, eyes turn blue, and color become dull? How long since his eyes cleared up?

I've found that sometimes it takes a little longer to shed if the humidity isn't quite high enough. I mist the tubs when my snakes are about to shed and they do great.

rob0222 Oct 28, 2008 03:04 PM

his belly is white. The whole lower half of his body has shed. I was away for like 3 days, and when i came back, i noticed that he had started shedding so i really don't know when his eyes cleared. Its been 2 weeks since he's started, and i gave him 2 baths. Idk why he's not. When i lift his hiding place up, He is like....very white! It is most likely the humidity but i can't turn it up any because he's in the basement and it gets a lil musty when the it goes up

BrianMRay Oct 28, 2008 08:52 PM

Can you mist just his enclosure? Or I would give him a soak and then gently peel the shed off. The shed should just about fall off if he's soaked enough.

rob0222 Oct 29, 2008 06:07 PM

ok thanks. This is my first snake so i was like freakin out. But he eats totally fine so... thats always a HUGE

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