Sheding issues are driving me crazy

[DarkSmoke]

ok so , my corn snakes has had like 4sheddings and they all went wrong, now that i got my ball python, yesterday i fed him and today he shed. once he was in the blue i did the usual things, added a wet hideout wich he used alot and moved the water bowl over the heat side and water was evaporates. now today he started shedding and he sheded in his own hideout instead of going out and was going round and round in the hideout shedding, first he shedded up to his neck and it broke out, then he shedded the rest of his body till the tail now that tail is broken and he has the last piece still there.

im afraid to remove it today so i'll wait till tomorrow don't want any regurgs cause he just ate 24hrs ago.

i don't know whats going wrong why my snakes never shed completly :S i cant understand and its driving me crazy. any help pls other then the things i already do ?

[het.pied]

whats the set up on the tank? is it a screen top? are you using A heat lamp? are you misting the enclosure once a day?

there are a few more things you can do to help with this issue. give us a few more details on the set up and pics if possible

[steveboos]

Well the sole fact that he shed in only about 3 pieces means the humidity is close to perfect. Thats really not a bad shed, i would worry about it more when your snake is shedding in a bunch of tiny pieces. Over time it will get better and the humid hide will help alot. But definitely give us some more information like Het Pied says and we can tell you how to change it for the better.

[wendhend]

It's pretty common for them to retain a little skin on the tips of their tails, despite your best efforts. If it's just a tiny piece, you can probably remove it easily with a wet wash cloth. When my snakes have shed and retained more than just a little bit on the tip of the tail, this is what works for me: Place a bunch of crumpled up wet wash cloths or paper towels in a lidded Gladware or other container. Place the snake in there and let it slither around for an hour or so. Usually the snake will work all of the retained skin off on its own, but if not, the pieces should be very loose and easy for you to gently rub off with a wash cloth.

[BPelizabeth]

hmmm ...it is frustrating to say the least and I can sympathize with you.

I have a glass enclosure partial screen top....so humidity is always an issue. (but the hubby is building my racks so yea). Anyways....I have had perfect sheds the last 4 times with my babies....all of them.

move water to warm side
get an extra hide with sprayed down moss (just for the shed cycle)
keep the graded part of the top of the cage covered with aluminum foil
Keep the other glass side covered with a hand towel.
When in shed spray down the cage 3 times a day. (or whenever you see the humidity drop
I don't handle after the blue period
and....
If you have a piece of wood in there it helps to take it out and wet it down and place it back in. That will also create a lot of humdidty.

All of this worked for me with my balls....I know nothing in regards to corns.

[DarkSmoke]

well i have a shelf viv which i built myself, a shelf with 2 sliding glasses, removing the skin is not an issue for me i always remvoe the skin with my hands when they don't shed it completly , the issue for me is i wish my snakes could shed their whole skin, if there is something other then : humid hide, give baths to snake, spray water in the viv, spray the snake itself with water, put the water bowl on the heat side that i can do , pls tell me. im sure this is time tough it was the snake's fault cause he was trying to remove the skin turning round and round in his hideout. probably because i fed him the day before and he didn't wanna come out , so i will not feed him again once he's gonna shed.

[GoBoilers]

Both of my guys will do several circuits within their hides while shedding and have always shed in one piece...the most important factor seems to be the humidity-70% and above consistantly during the shed cycle!