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I have a Ball that will not shed completely. He still has his old skin around his upper neck area...been there for a bit over 2 wks while the rest has shed. he is very healthy, eats anything that comes by him, and is growing fast. He is about 8 months to a year old.
thanks for any help
hunter jackson

What are your temps and humidity? Usual culprit with a bad shed is too low of humidity, you want to keep it around 60% and then up it to 75% during shed. As for getting rid of what is left on. Take a towel and soak it in warm water, wring it out so the towel is damp not soaked, and place it and the snake in a small tupperware. Place the closed tupperware into the snakes normal enclosure and in an hour or so you will have a snake with no old shed left on. Improve your humidity though before the next shed so you dont' have to go through this again.
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Nita Hamilton
4.13 Normal BP's, 1.0 Het Orange Ghost BP, 1.0 Het Pied 1.0 50% poss Het Orange Ghost BP's

if you close the tupperware that creates an airtight seal... wouldnt that kill the snake??? I just use a damp pillow case. put them in it, tie it up and put it in their normal enclosure... no tupperwares...

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--0.0.1 normal ball python
--0.1 orange cat
--2.0 dogs
--1.0 parrotlet
--3.0 beta fish

in the process...hope it comes out ok!!!!