My kingsnake recently shed. It took her about a week, and there is still a large patch of old skin on her. How do I help her shed this, and how can I prevent an incomplete shed in the future?
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Incomplete Shedding
snakesta44
Oct 18, 2004 08:35 PM
Replies (2)
Joeycoco98
Oct 18, 2004 10:44 PM
Mostly likely it is a humidity issue. Once my snakes eyes clear I start raising the humidity by either putting a cantainer of water over there undertank heater and cover the tank or below there overhead heater(I cover the tank here also but be very carful not to cause a fire from the lamp). If you can't do that you may try misting the cage to keep the humidity level high until the the snake completes its shed. I am sure others will offer more suggestions.
Miller
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Miller
0.1 Florida King
1.0 Chow Chow
0.2 Cats
1.1 Eastern Kings
snakesta44
Oct 19, 2004 02:55 PM
I've been misting the cage every day now. I've even been putting in new bedding to keep the humidity. The most afective thing for me so far is been puting a wet paper towel in her cage. When I did this, she shed more smoothly, but still in many pieces.
