Amy IS shedding!

[RealmIyce]

you may of read my post a few days ago wondering why her eyes were cloudy and blueish..but yeah its certain, she's shedding, its all off her head so far, hanging there around her neck, and some is peeling around her sides, I hope it goes okay, humidity is 65-70% and she has stuff to rub against.

I heard you gotta make sure its off her eyes, the eye caps or whatver...whats it look like if its still on? so I know if I need to get it off..and how would I go about that if I need to? any info would be appreciated.

Aaron

[Anonymous]

Well if her eye caps will be left on, you'll realize it. Its hard to miss.

[led4urhead]

As long as your humidity is high enough, you shouldnt have to worry about it. I always check my bp's for retained eye caps after they have shed tho .. just to be on the save side.

[Smynx]

Is it coming off in one piece?

[RealmIyce]

no it doesn't seem to be, its coming off in sections..

[Smynx]

When did she start shedding?

[RealmIyce]

couple days ago I noticed lil spots appearing, like it was coming off, then 2 days ago I noticed her eyes clouding, now today I look and she's actually shedding.

[Smynx]

Usually, if humidity is right, a snake will shed all in one piece in a matter of minutes. They start with the head and then crawl out of the old skin, leaving it inside-out - kind of like taking off a wet sock. If it's been 24 hours and only part of the skin has come off, give Amy a soak for about 15 minutes, then let her crawl through a damp towel. That'll help loosen up and get rid of the old skin. Do not try to peel off the old skin, especially if it's dry.

I'm not sure how long you've had Amy. One of our snakes had a bad shed right after we got him because the pet store had not kept the humidity up at all. Since then, it's been one perfect shed after another. Make sure the hygrometer you're using is digital, not analog. The analogs are SOOO inaccurate.

[RealmIyce]

I've only had her like coming up on 3 weeks. Whats weird is I only see small pieces of shed here and there, like its taking her a LONG LONG time to do it..its been a couple days now and its still not finished..could something be seriously wrong?

[Smynx]

Probably not. My guess is that she did not have a proper humidity level before you got her. Try soaking her as I suggested above. She should be fine after that. Even if she maintains a little of the old shed, she should be okay until her next shed which should be just fine if you've got your humidity high enough.