Olive oil?

[Serpentor]

Does anyone use olive oil to help snakes with shedding difficulties? I was given some advice to use it on my snake Tigger and I wanted to check it out here first since I have no experience trying this remedy and am reluctant to do so without confirmation that no harm will come to Tigger.

[Amy05]

I have never tried it before. I would say that you should just up his humidity, and if he has problems, then give him a soak. That's all the advice i have ever sceen, never anyhting about oil, ovcourse, i could definatley be wrong.

[SatanicIntention]

Unless you're planning on rubbing him with italian seasoning and roasting him over low flame, then no, olive oil isn't necessary

Proper husbandry goes a LONG way in keeping your snake happy and healthy.

[Entropy]

Mmmm italian seasoning...

I do agree, if your temps and humidity is correct they shouldn't have any problems in the first place.

[ECLARK]

If you want to see your snake shed loads of scales, then use olive or mineral oil! Works everytime.

[Sausage]

mmm.... snalad

[Laooda]

That's wrong, on SOOOO MANY levels! I LOVE IT!

[Amy05]

psfh. now i know what you all mean when you say BP lovers...you love the way they taste.
tsk tsk




lol.

[Sausage]

psfh. ...you love the way they taste.
tsk tsk

Which is very much like chicken.

[Serpentor]

Wow I even got a photoshopped snake salad pic with that question! Tigger is a new aquisition guys. I purchased him this way. He is otherwise healthy and I watched him feed before I got him. One of his eyecaps did not shed off and there is a small amount of old skin on the side of his head but the rest of him looks good. I have never heard of anyone using olive oil before today but now I know it makes scales fall off and some people hungry. Anyways I was hoping after soaking him it would eventually fall off and it has not so I have been seeking alternative methods. This was one that was suggested to me. Seems to have been a bad suggestion (why I checked it out first). Good to know I can come here and get helpful advice.