My poor baby...

You'll be ok, like Reinzmentioned bad sheds happen. You just gotta get it right then 1 time then the upkeep is not that hard.

You definitely need a humidity probe, lamps unfortunately dry up the air a lot.

And save up for a proper snake cage or tub, they are a lot easier to keep up temp and humidity. Tanks are for fishes haha :P

I rarely have bad sheds but recently my little pastel lesser had a pretty bad shed similar to yours just mine had his head skin off. I knew he was shedding and had his humidity up but he's really young is just a little dumb he's uh still figuring it out. But anyway what i did was put this softball sized rock with a ruff surface in his tub a night then cranked up his humidity. In the morning he had used it to get most of it off. I just had to assist and help peel the rest off. If you use a rock make sure its clean a safe shaped rock you know something that cant fall on him or hurt him.

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You'll be ok, like Reinzmentioned bad sheds happen. You just gotta get it right then 1 time then the upkeep is not that hard.

You definitely need a humidity probe, lamps unfortunately dry up the air a lot.

And save up for a proper snake cage or tub, they are a lot easier to keep up temp and humidity. Tanks are for fishes haha :P

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What type of enclosure do you recommend?? What is a "tub"?? Please keep in mind, I'm very ignorant when it comes to snakes.


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I rarely have bad sheds but recently my little pastel lesser had a pretty bad shed similar to yours just mine had his head skin off. I knew he was shedding and had his humidity up but he's really young is just a little dumb he's uh still figuring it out. But anyway what i did was put this softball sized rock with a ruff surface in his tub a night then cranked up his humidity. In the morning he had used it to get most of it off. I just had to assist and help peel the rest off. If you use a rock make sure its clean a safe shaped rock you know something that cant fall on him or hurt him.

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We have a natural wood log in there and his water bowl has roughish exterior as well. I have some sandstone out in the back ward I could boil in water to clean. Would that be ok to use??


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What type of enclosure do you recommend?? What is a "tub"?? Please keep in mind, I'm very ignorant when it comes to snakes.


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The only special thing about a snake cage is that is mostly lsed off except for a few air holes to keep humidity and heat in. They usually open in the front instead than the top.
AnimalPlatics make some really cool one but there are other makes.
I built my own, that's an option too.

A tub is just a plastic container. These are the easiest to keep, you would never have humidity problems but they are not very slightly.

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What type of enclosure do you recommend?? What is a "tub"?? Please keep in mind, I'm very ignorant when it comes to snakes.


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A small storage tub.

Look at the top of the home page. There are stickies (permanent threads) on setting up various enclosures as well proper care sheets.

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We have a natural wood log in there and his water bowl has roughish exterior as well. I have some sandstone out in the back ward I could boil in water to clean. Would that be ok to use??


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No need to add anything. Just be sure the humidity is set.

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I am very new to snakes. As in, only had him for a week and a half. First snake. I'm very paranoid about everything with him. I don't want to lose him or mess him up. Thanks for the suggestions.



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Listen to Reinz... Dont ever soak a Ball Python for 2 hours. If he doesnt shed after tonight then a 15min soak at 88-90 is what you would do if you need to. You can not go by what you would use for a baby. We are warm blooded. Get a Laser thermomerter at Lowes $19.99. You point it at a surface including water and it gives you the temp. I use them for spot checking bask area & the substrate on cool side.
Its great your asking for help.. But never go by the first answer you get or by what one person says. Research too. Ive see 10-15 people this week alone regurgitating answers to questions they asked a week ago when they joined and they forgot half of it so it WRONG. :O:O:O:O

Not need to soak yet. Give him a couple of days. If not u can put the snake in lukewarm water for 15-20 min. You can buy shed-ease and add it to the water as well. It worked for me

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The only special thing about a snake cage is that is mostly lsed off except for a few air holes to keep humidity and heat in. They usually open in the front instead than the top.
AnimalPlatics make some really cool one but there are other makes.
I built my own, that's an option too.

A tub is just a plastic container. These are the easiest to keep, you would never have humidity problems but they are not very slightly.

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I like that setup. I'm thinking building one would be best. Can I build it for his max length now and close off a smaller area for him or would it be best to build as he get bigger??


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