Shedding

We recently got a BP for my daughter..( or for me as my wife says.lol) .. We've had Slithers about 3 weeks .. He's eating well and seems to be active and "happy" as a snake can get. My question is when should I expect a shed? More of a humidity question I guess.. Humidity stays at around 55-60 on normal days.. How much should I increase it during shedding and is to much humidity a bad thing?

It all depends on his age and when he last shed. If you know this info then we can help some more. An adult Ball normally sheds every 6-8 weeks. Upping the humidity a bit will help him during the shed :)

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...edding-Process

Also check out this sticky. It has all the info you will need on the process :)

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Originally Posted by Dboknight

We recently got a BP for my daughter..( or for me as my wife says.lol) .. We've had Slithers about 3 weeks .. He's eating well and seems to be active and "happy" as a snake can get. My question is when should I expect a shed? More of a humidity question I guess.. Humidity stays at around 55-60 on normal days.. How much should I increase it during shedding and is to much humidity a bad thing?

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55 to 60 should be fine to shed at. You can raise it if you want. Mine stays around 70% most of the time...spikes up to 80% to 90% for a day or two if they knock their water bowl around and spill some water.

I think as long as you keep the temps up for them, they should be alright.