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    b.p. wont shed head

    hi all new to the fourm and i rescued a ball two weeks ago that was badly neglected very dehidrated and in the middle of the worst shed i have ever seen soaked him and got it all off then fed him about 4 days later he shed again a clean shed exept for his head i have sprayed him a lot kept his humidity between 70 to 75 % he will not shed his head eye caps and all are there any ideas or help would be great i am new to balls have had corns for a few years he is a great snake my kids have named him sammy we just need to get him healthy again


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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    What type of enclosure do you have him/her setup with?

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    I've had great success with the pillowcase method. Just get a regular pillowcase, soak it in warm water and place your snake inside. Twist it shut then place her in her cage out of direct heat for up to two hours. The moisture along with her movement against the fabric will be enough to slough of the stuck shed.

    Good luck!

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    he is in a glass tank right now with the top blocked off to keep the humidity up around 70 to 75 % temps are around 80 to 85 in the day 70 to 75 at night

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    70 is very cold. I personally don't let my temps drop below 78.

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    Is it just 1 general temp? Or do you provide the gradient?

    Also, the pillowcase method above really works. I tried i 6 times tho, before it finally worked. Also it will cause stress to your bp, so once you finally get it off let him calm down for few days.
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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    Here's a really good sticky on help for a bad shed.

    http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=43403
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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    yes i keep the gradient uth is on 24 7 to keep the warm side about 76 77 degrees at night the cool side has gotten down to low 70,s but i always keep the warm side up in the upper 70,s at night 85 to 87 is avrage for the day time

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    Those temps are still very cold. If your warm sides are only getting to 76ish then your cool is in the low 60's or close to it, which is extreme.

    If you can't keep the temps up around 80 ambient, and 90-95 warm side. You run a very serious risk of RI, if you don't find a way to increase those temps fast.

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    Re: b.p. wont shed head

    thanks for the advice i raised the temps up some more and am workinf on the pillow case trick it is slowly working he gets a little more offf every time

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