Bad shed? No problem.

[tweets_4611]

I was really just going to ask about this My girl hasn't shed yet, but I wanted to know, just in case. Thanks for beating me to it!! ^_^

[tigerlily]

Thanks everyone. Just trying to help out.

[iceman25]

Great tutorial Christie! This will definitely help out a lot of people looking for info on how to help a bp loose it's stuck shed!

[rabernet]

- AWESOME job Ms. Christie!

[Snakeman]

wow this is great.i used this same method when my baby blood became "lazy" to shed her skin.

[Nate]

very nice! Kudos to you

[ECLARK]

JUST MY OPINION!


Soaking for 45-60 minutes is way to long, 10-15 minutes max will normally loosing the bad shed enought to peel it off. and you may need to soak alittle more to complete the job. after about 10 minutes the water cools down and then you will need to learn to treat URI.

In the winter with all the heat required to keep these guys healthy we all encounter less than ideal humidity levels and have to soak them now and then, this is how I do it and Im sure Christies way works for her.

[West Coast Jungle]

Christie I have to say that is a very pretty snake you used there. Very informative and nice to look at. You can never have too many husbandry tips, Thanks.

[tigerlily]

JUST MY OPINION!


Soaking for 45-60 minutes is way to long, 10-15 minutes max will normally loosing the bad shed enought to peel it off. and you may need to soak alittle more to complete the job. after about 10 minutes the water cools down and then you will need to learn to treat URI.

In the winter with all the heat required to keep these guys healthy we all encounter less than ideal humidity levels and have to soak them now and then, this is how I do it and Im sure Christies way works for her.

That's why it's important to keep the water in a warm environment, specifically the cage (which even on the cool side should remain 80 degrees). I've only had to soak a handful of times, and I've never encountered an RI.

[Adam_Wysocki]

Great job Christie!!! .... That's exactly what I do here for problem shedders!!!

JUST MY OPINION.

I've been soaking ball pythons in tepid water, in their enclosures, 45-60 minutes at most, for over a decade and have never gotten a URI that way. The key is to make sure the tub of water doesn't sit out in a cold room ... that will chill the snake. I put my "soaking tubs" back in the rack (or cage) just like Christie ... works perfect, every time!!!

JUST MY OPINION ... well, more like my personal experience I guess ... whatever ... it's all good!

-adam