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  • 12-05-2016, 12:43 AM
    lafasta
    Incomplete Shed on BP Head
    Hey guys,
    My girl is just over a year old and has always had perfect sheds until this last one. There is a patch on her head that I cannot get to come off no matter what I try.

    So far I've tried the following:
    - Soaked in a bin with an inch of warm water
    - placed in a warm bin with a wet warm towel.
    - wet warm pillowcase
    - increased humidity in entire tank.
    - wet moss in both hides.

    Based on the attached pics, would you suggest I keep trying? Or do you think she'll be ok until next shed?

    Thanks so much guys!

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  • 12-05-2016, 12:47 AM
    KMG
    Leave it alone. No good will come from messing with it more. Get your humidity correct and it will fix itself.
  • 12-05-2016, 01:22 AM
    lafasta
    Re: Incomplete Shed on BP Head
    Ok thanks so much for answering. I was just worried that patch would cause a problem for her next shed.

    Strangely enough, the humidity was 65% when she shed this time, same as it always is. But for some reason this time it came off in pieces. The only difference was that I just got her 2 larger hides because she out grew the first ones. Maybe the new ones are too big and she can't get enough contact.

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  • 12-05-2016, 01:25 AM
    KMG
    The larger hides may also be keeping a lower humidity level. Try placing damp moss in each hide to boost the humidity a bit. This is a great trick as it keeps the humidity high in the hides where the snake is most of the time without having to fight the entire cage humidity.
  • 12-05-2016, 01:34 AM
    lafasta
    Re: Incomplete Shed on BP Head
    Yes, I added wet moss to both hides as soon as I saw this shed wasn't complete. I think I'm going to look for a couple more closed in hides because the openings on the 2 I have now are way too big I think.

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