i have 2 pythons in the same 40 gallon and they have been having good sheds since i got them and then out of no-where they had a bad shed twice. anyone kno how to prevent that???
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Bad Shed
Dragon_Tamer
Jun 15, 2004 12:55 PM
Replies (5)
bachman
Jun 15, 2004 01:28 PM
Are you running an air conditioner now? Dump some water on the substrate when they are getting ready to shed.
CB
graycat274
Jun 15, 2004 03:57 PM
I did that when mine had a bad shed and it worked great. I poured water into their dish about a 6 inches from the water and it splashes just enough without stresing the snake out (they don't seem to like to be sprayed!).
I also put a wet wash cloth on the warm side to increase the humidity without soaking the substrate.
graycat 
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bachman
Jun 15, 2004 05:17 PM
Yeah, it scares the living crap out of them when you spray them...LOL.
CB
Giantrobo
Jun 16, 2004 11:56 AM
I read that spraying the inside of their hide is best.
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bachman
Jun 16, 2004 12:44 PM
That works good to. I just dump some water on the substrate around the hide, so I don't have to spray everyday.
CB
