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  • 05-11-2016, 08:50 PM
    brooklyn7227
    Help needed
    Hello,

    I am a first time ball python owner and I got Kurapika about 4 months ago and he is an albino under 2 feet. We don't know the gender or his age, but he has never rejected a meal. The previous owner had him eating frozen/thawed so I have fed him the same.

    He's usually pretty active at night, but after this previous shed I very rarely see him moving about in his tank and he isn't as adventurous when we handle him. The shed really surprised me, so the humidity was only at the average at 50% but he shed in one piece. There was some holes in the middle of the shedded skin, but nothing still on him.

    There are some darker patches on his sides. The scales aren't raised or red, and he doesn't react when touched. Can anyone explain what they are and how I would go about helping him? The exotic vet in my town has been out the past 3 days so I haven't been able to take him in.
  • 05-11-2016, 09:06 PM
    brooklyn7227
    Re: Help needed
  • 05-12-2016, 09:17 AM
    Alexio
    Re: Help needed
    Does he have a water dish? And has the humidity still been at 50%? And this wasn't there before the shed? Also how do the eyes look?

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  • 05-12-2016, 09:23 AM
    auraria
    How are temps? They almost looks like burns or stuck shed.
    What's the humidity?
    Have you tried soaking?
  • 05-12-2016, 09:39 AM
    LittleTreeGuy
    Unless recommended for some reason by a good reptile vet, soaking will likely just stress the animal. I'd bump up your humidity or put some damp paper towels or washcloth in the hides for a day or two. if it's stuck shed, the damp cloth in the hide will raise the humidity in there and give the snake something to rub against to get the old skin off.
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