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    At what point do you worry about a shed?

    Lurked for awhile, but my first post. Learned a lot from these forums, hope you guys can assist me with this too~

    My bp recently went into her shed cycle a little over a week ago. Two days ago her eyes cleared up, and skin returned to a more normal color, but thus far she has not shed her skin. I gave her a bath for a little over half an hour, but no luck. I raised the humidity in her tank, but no luck there either. Kinda stuck on what to do now. Skin wise, she looks almost normal, except for a few scale size white lines here and there, which appear to just be dry skin; don't know how important that is.

    Also, don't know if it really matters, but during the entire week she skipped her hide and decided to crash underneath her water bowl instead. I thought it might be because her hide was too hot, but it's barely over 85F inside of it; under her water bowl is pretty darn cold too (didn't measure it, but it was uncomfortably cold to the touch for me, figure it's even worse for her).

    Any tips greatly appreciated, even if it's just more patience required lol.

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    Do not soak or bathe before a shed. This will cause a bad and flaky shed.

    Just spray down the enclosure and keep humidity high until it sheds. If you want to be positive it comes off perfect, put a thick layer of folded paper towels or a damp hand towel that has been wrung out in the enclosure to increase the humidity.

    It can take a few mire days after the eyes go clear again to shed.

    She may have been seeking the bowl for higher humidity. BPs do best in high humidity environments. As long as they are not sitting on a moist surface for extended periods, like weeks at a time, you cam keep the humidity as high as you want.

    Like for those of us who use tubs. If we see condensation on the walls if the tub, that's fine. The bedding or paper towels is not damp. It's just condensation on the sides. Even a humid hide box full of slightly moistened moss, coco bark, or cypress mulch, is great to have in the enclosure to ensure a place for the snake to hang out when they want more humidity.

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