Just a bad shed, or something more?

Before I go gush out money to a vet, I hope I can get some answers here.

I've only had one BP, for 9 years, with no problems at all. She was a poster-snake for BP's.
Now, I have a new little guy, and this is his second time shedding with me.
Both times have been a bad shed.

Now, he hasn't actually shed, nor will he even try.
The first shed he had with me, he seemed a little bit dehydrated, and didn't try to shed.
I eventually helped shed him, and all was fine.
I wanted to wait for a second shed before going to the vet, just in case the first was bad luck.

Well he seems worse this time. He tried starting his shed at first, and only got under his chin off.
After that, he hasn't tried shedding again. I sprayed him much more this time during his shed cycle (I thought that might have been the problem last time), but it didn't seem to help.
I even gave him a nice long soak the other day.
I've read about the hydrometers being wrong, and certain cages being bad for BPs, and maybe that's the case, but I sprayed him probably.. 5 times a day.
My other snakes do just fine with their sheds.

He seems more dehydrated this time as well. I keep a large soaking/drinking dish in his cage at all times. I rarely see him drink.
Now that I've seen this twice, and him being worse, I'm assuming he has some parasite or something.

Any tips or thoughts on what it could be?
Should I take him to the vet, or does it sound like a simple mistake?


Thanks.

Oh, here are some pictures of how he looks, just in case you need to see.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...Lvr1/002-4.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...Lvr1/001-4.jpg

its all good i had this problem with babies before

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Originally Posted by stickyalvinroll

its all good i had this problem with babies before

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How long did it take them to have a normal shed?

Try putting him in a warm wet pillow case for an hour and let him slough off some of the stuck shed. Just tie it closed and set it in a plastic tub. You can always repeat that again tomorrow if he still has more.

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Originally Posted by rlditmars

Try putting him in a warm wet pillow case for an hour and let him slough off some of the stuck shed. Just tie it closed and set it in a plastic tub. You can always repeat that again tomorrow if he still has more.

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Thanks! I've been doing it for 30 minutes now. Hopefully in another 30, I'll see some decent results. If not, it's time-out time for Maki! c;

Did it work because I'm having the same problem

Did it work because I'm having the same problem

Let is know if it worked :)

Well it worked and didn't work. He did nothing at all. I helped him shed of the really wet and already coming off pieces.
I'll try again tomorrow.

If it doesn't work tomorrow, it seems I'll have to shed him myself again :rolleyes:

I am not sure what to do only one eye shed and not the other. What do you think I should do?