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My two baby bairds shed today...kinda. The female had no problem, when I came home for lunch I noticed the male had started and he's got pieces and parts coming off of him...the humidity of his cage should be perfectly fine...its the same all my other snakes' are and they havent ever had any problems....should i try maybe soaking him? i've heard of this but never been too sure and never paid much attention since mine never had a problem (stupid i know..)

Thanks,
Chris
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The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

Battling ignorance one stupid person at a time.

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat(Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)

oh...i also just noticed...he has flipped over both his hiding spots...does this mean anything? lol.
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The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

Battling ignorance one stupid person at a time.

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat(Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)

I tried putting warm wet paper towels in the bottom of the kritter keeper put him in it and the problem there is they got cold too fast. then i tried soaking him in water, and running a warm paper towel over his body inbetween. If you've ever had a real bad sunburn and then your skin starts peeling off...thats what he's like. Any more ideas?
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The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

Battling ignorance one stupid person at a time.

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat(Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds ("Bill" and "The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo"

What I usually do if I have a problem shedder is get a regular dish towel and wet it with warm water then ring it out so it's damp but warm. Place the snake inside a sealed container,like a plastic shoe box with the warm towel for like 20 mins.Make sure there are are holes though... Works everytime I have tried it...
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Reptiles
0.1 - Early 2002 Anery Motley Corn 33 1/2"
1.0 - Late 2003 Yellow Rat Snake 15 2/3"
0.0.1 - 2003 Banded California King Snake 29 2/3"
1.0 Green Anole
0.0.0 House Gecko
0.1 Painted Turtle

Mammals
4 female ferrets,1 male cat and 1 male doberman...and a few kids!

RIP - Nala my Rottie 08/19/2004

ok...how warm is warm? like maybe 90 degrees? I just got some stuff from the pet store tonight called reptile shed aid...it's basically vitamin E and water and i'm gona see if this helps overnight then tomorrow ill try that shoebox thing on him. thanks.
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The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

Battling ignorance one stupid person at a time.

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat(Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds ("Bill" and "The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo"