Help Help help! Bad Shed? This is my first....

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Originally Posted by JLC

Something else to try if she still hasn't sloughed off the skin...

Get a pillow case and turn it inside out. Wet it down and wring it out and put a wet (wrung out) hand towel in the case. Place the snake into the case with the towel and tie the top shut. Put the whole thing back in the warm part of the snake's enclosure. Let the snake soak and move around in the case for 30-60 minutes...then remove. You'll have a shiny new snake....and a mess in the bag to clean up. :P

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Thanks I will try that. She is still just hiding in her little cave with her skin hanging off of her chin. If she doesn't do it by tonight I will give the pillowcase a try!

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Originally Posted by mestapho

I think she means a Jacuzzi bath tub.
Not like an outdoor chlorinated Hot Tub.

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Well I asked ....

Can this be cleared up please? Indoor tub or outdoor one with chemicals?

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Originally Posted by mestapho

I think she means a Jacuzzi bath tub.
Not like an outdoor chlorinated Hot Tub.

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Right!!! Thank you!

Good grief, I know I'm new to this whole snake thing but not a complete moron. No, I did not put her in an outside chlorinated hot tub. Guess I thought her being able to choose how deep to go instead of forcing her into a container without much space to move got everyone worked up. Who'd of thunk it? She never was breathing hard or swimming like crazy, just sort of chillin and soaking in the water. It was only deep enough in a small place to really swim. She didn't even have to be in a wet area at all if she didn't want to be. She chose where to go and did not appear stressed.

Whatever.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Something else to try if she still hasn't sloughed off the skin...

Get a pillow case and turn it inside out. Wet it down and wring it out and put a wet (wrung out) hand towel in the case. Place the snake into the case with the towel and tie the top shut. Put the whole thing back in the warm part of the snake's enclosure. Let the snake soak and move around in the case for 30-60 minutes...then remove. You'll have a shiny new snake....and a mess in the bag to clean up. :P

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Just put her in the inside pillow case with the towel sitting over her undertank heater.

She looks like crap. I really hope this works. I know my tank and humidity and all is set up prefectly, but I guess since for most of her cycle she was in a pet store which of course had far less than optimum conditions, so that may be why she is having such a hard time.

Keeping fingers crossed this pillow case trick helps her out!!!!

Good luck .. the only reason I reasked dear is because when I said bath tub, you said NO, a jacuzzi.

Pillowcase I hear works well and you're right about the petstore causing this most likely...

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Good luck .. the only reason I reasked dear is because when I said bath tub, you said NO, a jacuzzi.

Pillowcase I hear works well and you're right about the petstore causing this most likely...

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This is exactly what I was talking about. You said jacuzzi, not tub.

Well the pillow case did not work. I don't know what to do. I know I shouldn't feed her when she is shedding but do you guys think I should just get her a little hopper or something since we are going on 2 weeks without being fed? I don't know what to do anymore. The humidity and temps are all perfect. Soaking didn't work, and the pillow case didn't work either.

I feed all of mine, in shed or not.

If I were you - I'd just make sure her husbandry is correct, offer her food when you normally do, and let her just go through her next shed cycle and she'll be good as new! ;)

I agree with Robin. The only reason people say to not feed during a shed is because sometimes the snake isn't interested in eating and the food may be wasted. It won't hurt to try. Plus, as far as the snake is concerned, she's "done" shedding. She's probably ready to eat.

There are these tricks we can use to help get stuck shed off, but if it doesn't work, it won't hurt the snake in the least to let it go and wait for the next shed cycle. :)

Okay will do! I will go buy her a mouse but will be prepared to have a new pet for a while (lucky me) if she doesn't want it. I guess it won't hurt to offer it.

Thanks guys! I think I will refrain from handling her like I normally would because she has caps on her eyes, but maybe I'll just kind of "pet" her every once in a while she's in her enclosure to keep her used to being touched until either a miracle happens and she sheds or at least the eye caps fall off.