Orange Ghost python

[southbay54]

He has been breathing hard and I've seen him open his mouth few times and lift his head straight up in the air. I have flip him over to see if he could roll back over an he can. I bought him knowing the fact he's about to shed. I never seen him come out of his hide once in the last 3 days. I've handle him few times a day when giving him shed baths.

thanks for any advice or help I'm little worried
He was bought from S&S Exotic Animals Inc

[The Serpent Merchant]

Welcome to the site!

First off, stop bathing your snake, you are actually removing the oils necessary for the shedding process, and stressing out your snake. There are only a few reasons to bathe a snake, and those are mites/certain injuries where a betadine soak are necessary, and severe dehydration. Any other time the bad outweighs the good of bathing a snake.

1. How are you housing your BP?

2. What are you using to heat the cage?

3. What are you using to measure temperatures/humidity?

4. What are your current temps/humidity?

Also are you sure that the snake is actually shedding? ghost BP's look like they are in shed all the time.

[southbay54]

1. 40 gal glass tank eco earth bedding
2, During the day 100 watt and at night 100 watt infrared light turn down low
3. I have temperature gauges for both temp and humidity
4. hot side low 90s and 80 on the cool side during the day

His eyes are cloudy and the seller said he was

[The Serpent Merchant]

1. 40 gal glass tank eco earth bedding
2, During the day 100 watt and at night 100 watt infrared light turn down low
3. I have temperature gauges for both temp and humidity
4. hot side low 90s and 80 on the cool side during the day

His eyes are cloudy and the seller said he was

Are you dropping the cage temperature at night? If so I would stop, it's unnecessary unless breeding.

What is the cage humidity? During shed the cage should be between 60%-80% relative humidity.

At this point I wouldn't be too worried. Over the next few days to a week your snake should complete the shedding process. If your snake is still acting strange after he sheds then I would start to be worried. A trip to the vet might become necessary, but for now I think you just need to keep a close eye on him for any more symptoms.

[southbay54]

I do a little but ill stop now. I can't get the humidity higher than 62.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Have you tried covering part of the screen top of the cage with aluminum foil or a damp towel? You want to cover 70%-80% of the screen top, leaving part of it open for air flow. That will help to hold humidity in the cage. 62% should be enough if you can't get it any higher, but getting it into the upper 60's would be better.

[southbay54]

I will try that now.

thanks for the info

[southbay54]

its up to 72 now

[The Serpent Merchant]

That's pretty much perfect. It doesn't need to stay that high all the time during shed, you can let it drop down to around 60% before you mist the cage again to increase the humidity again.

[southbay54]

thanks