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As you see up there, my little 2-month-old has a cinnamon bun for a tail. And I've been told to be careful that it sheds correctly. He hasn't shed yet for me. But I'm a worry wort, so I want to make sure it sheds correctly. His humidity is good in his tank, his bowl is big enough to soak in. His "substrate" is a linoleum liner. Temperatures are 90/82.5 using UTH and ceramic heat emitters. Humidity is 50% And I've seen him drinking. His appetite is great. I just got him to eat a F/T hopper.

I want to "pre-treat" it. I used mineral oil on him and was told not to on here because of the flaking scale thing. (He has the flaking scale thing.) I started soaking in warm water (I'm also doing this because though he has eaten all 4 of the mice I've given him, he hasn't pooped yet.)


So I was wondering if Vitamin E would hurt...just on his cinnabon? Or continue with soaking once a week? Or stop freaking out and let things happen as nature intended?


And about his not pooping yet...I will try and get a picture of it if I can...but his cloaca is right at the beginning of that cinnabon. He did do a little bit of poop when I first got him. My friend who got him for me said he pooped and shed fine. I figured it was fine...the first night I had him he musked me twice. When I take him out, he does open his cloaca a bit and pees a few drops on me.


Again, freaking out for nothing?

Does it have stuck shed on it? Looks like it but it's not very clear. Could it be that tail stuck with stuck shed?

Why did your friend get you such aa snake?

I agree, looks like old shed stuck on the tip of the tail ??

You need to provide proper humidity and stop soaking this animal, it is stressful and soaking prior to a shed will actually not be beneficial quite in the contrary.

If there is an issue (after the shed not before) use a warm damp towel to get rid of any left over shed.

Also avoid any oily substance has it will loosen up the scales.

Again the key is proper humidity.

Finally shed is related to growth and growth is related to food intake so if you feed him right he should shed about once a month at that age, the key here is proper feeding.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Finally shed is related to growth and growth is related to food intake so if you feed him right he should shed about once a month at that age, the key here is proper feeding.

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At two months old?

Can the tail be gently physically unrolled or is it fused?

Honestly I don't think that can be fixed unless cut by a vet but I can be wrong about that but it seems like that tail has stuck sheds on it but I can't zoom in on the picture and it also seems like he is in shed but the last day or soo of shed do to the darkness and color of the skin it looks like it's a day or too from shedding but again I can be wrong but I'd keep the humidity up and bath once a week maybe twice for a few months and see what happens I've honestly never seen this kind of injury besides a tiny tail kink but most breeders cut that

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Thanks. I think it looks like stuck shed in the picture too. That is why I've been doing baths and was thinking vitamin E. The tail is fused and he eats a large fuzzy once a week.

My friend bought him because he was healthy. (He's a biologist and worked as one of the curators for the reptile house at the Bronx Zoo. He breeds a variety of reptiles now.

Actually, he is that dark. His Mom was a normal and his father was a calico, pastel, fire, pinstripe.

Thanks for the advice! I will try and get a closer look at it when he let's me. He's a bit fussy. He seems to love the baths... just coils up and looks around.

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Originally Posted by Carrie Beth

Thanks. I think it looks like stuck shed in the picture too. That is why I've been doing baths and was thinking vitamin E. The tail is fused and he eats a large fuzzy once a week.

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Please stop bathing your animal. You are 1- washing away the oils that a snake produces to shed and 2- adding more stress to the animal than it needs.
Do NOT put any oils on your animal period if you stop the bathing and fix the husbandry it ill produce hat it needs on its own.
Depending on the weight of your animal you should probably be on rat pups by now.

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Originally Posted by KMG

At two months old?

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If fed right absolutely 4 to 6 weeks is the norm the issue is that most people underfeed hatchlings and overfeed adults. Hatchlings are programmed to be voracious eat and grow fast.

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Originally Posted by Carrie Beth

he eats a large fuzzy once a week.

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When you mean large fuzzy you mean mice or rats?