New Hatchling Weird Piece of Shed?

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

When that happens and I don't have time to soak the snake I'll just spray the whole enclosure really well and mist the snake gently. Usually the rest of the shed will come off by itself. Then I'll clean up the tub and make sure the humidity goes back down to normal to avoid issues with high humidity.

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So leave the enclosure moist (higher humidity than normal) for a night and see if it comes off naturally? And after the shed comes off lower the humidity again? I gently sprayed her just now but shes being all hissy and not in a good mood.

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Originally Posted by mattchibi

So leave the enclosure moist (higher humidity than normal) for a night and see if it comes off naturally? And after the shed comes off lower the humidity again? I gently sprayed her just now but shes being all hissy and not in a good mood.

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Nevermind. Just read this thread: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...highlight=soak

Seems to cover all the different solutions I can try. Is it too stressful to try and get some of the shed off every day? Or should I just leave it alone? Will it come off before her next shed/after her next shed? The humidity is pretty high in her tub right now. (almost 80%) Sorry for all the questions, I never had stuck shed problems with my normal girl lol

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Originally Posted by mattchibi

Nevermind. Just read this thread: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...highlight=soak

Seems to cover all the different solutions I can try. Is it too stressful to try and get some of the shed off every day? Or should I just leave it alone? Will it come off before her next shed/after her next shed? The humidity is pretty high in her tub right now. (almost 80%) Sorry for all the questions, I never had stuck shed problems with my normal girl lol

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If there is a lot stuck I would get as much off as possible in one sitting if it doesn't come off by itself.

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

If there is a lot stuck I would get as much off as possible in one sitting if it doesn't come off by itself.

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Thanks for the tip otherwise it would have taken me like 10 sittings. I have soaked her for the past two days but she was really twitchy so I didnt make her stay in the water for too long, but today I soaked her in the bath tub for almost an hour and got almost all of her stuck shed off! Probably one more soak tomorrow and she'll be all clean. Her colors look so cool & I cant wait to be able to take pics and show you guys :D Thanks again for everyones suggestions.

Can't wait to see her too :)

next time you could try putting her in a warm damp pillowcase (thats well tied up)

My hatchling was just like that. I gave him a warm bath it eventually all came off except the shed
under the jaw what should I do?

I just thought I'd toss a word of caution the wet pillow case if it is like most natural cotton if it is too wet the fibres swell and become air tight snakes have suffocated in pillow cases. Just be careful if you go this route.