Should I soak?

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Originally Posted by normballpython2

if i were you i would just try it once to see how things work out. You never really know until ya try. and this is just my opinion, if you don't want to soak your snake then don't and if you do want to then do so. do what you feel would be most appropriate. and good luck with oyur snakes shed

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Exactly!! .... Don't be afraid to try new things with your snakes to find out first hand what works and what doesn't ... not so many moons ago some of us were keeping snakes and there weren't any internet message boards to ask things like this on ... we did just fine by trial and error ;)

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

not so many moons ago some of us were keeping snakes and there weren't any internet message boards to ask things like this on ... we did just fine by trial and error ;)

-adam

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yeah and in adams case they probably didn't even have books to rely on. because like he is old...like really old lol. jk :)

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Originally Posted by normballpython2

yeah and in adams case they probably didn't even have books to rely on. because like he is old...like really old lol. jk :)

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LMAO ... yuppers ... my social security number is 7. ;)

not too shabby there Brian! :D

-adam

Hahahaha
SSI# 7
ahh that was good :)

EEeeeeeehhhhhhhhhh? What's that you say Sonny???

hey there.. i'm new here obviously, and likewise i'm a rather new BP owner. I'm about 90% certain that my snake is femail, she is a little over 20 inches long and i've had her since about early February. She eats just fine every time i feed her, but i have had one shed so far and it went horribly as far as i can tell.. considering how everything i've looked up says the skin should come off all in one piece and not in pieces.

half of her face didn't shed i managed to get that off the other day using a cue tip with some tape around the end. hehe, that book was handy.. but how can i avoid such long drawn out sheds in the future? ...i mean the whole process took at least a week if not two.. there is still one or two patches around her neck that i'm waiting to see if will come off since i soaked her yesterday.

also.. it just seems to me that her scales aren't as shiny as they should be...
could i have a skind problem of some sort here?

it has been said in thread and applies to your case as well. keep your humidity around 60% and maybe a humid hide at shed time. all should go well. if not either peel the shed off by hand or get a wet washcloth and rub it off gently. i keep my room at 50-60% steady and no problems with sheds.


vaughn

how can i keep the humidity at a certain point? and i should know what it is but i dont.. like i said i'm fairly new at this... so what is a humid hide and how much do they usually cost?
i dunno about keeping my entire room at a certain humidity.. i have to be able to sleep in there after all. for now it's the only place i can keep my terrarium.

if you could describe your setup it will help. a humid hide is basically a hide with damp moss or substrate in the hide. just damp not wet and soggy. measure your humidity with a digital type temperature anf humidity gauge sold at target,walmart/radio shack. you can keep your cage moist by spraying once or twice daily. your cage venting has alot to do with keeping humidity in check. more venting=less humidity / less venting=more humidity.
if your using a screen top you could cover 80-90% of the top with plastic or magazines or acrylic to keep in the heat and moisture. light bulbs dry th air out alot. an under tank heating pad made for reptiles or flexwatt heating will help with humidity. hope this helps.


vaughn

Covering a screen lid with a wet towel jacks the tank's humidity too. Twice daily misting + wet towel over the screen lid + using only my UTHs to control heat = a perfect shed for me last time. He wouldn't touch the humid hide, though. Weirdo.