New snake having bad shed!!

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Originally Posted by Mr. Misha

The bad shed can DEFINITELY come from previous husbandry mistakes. I honestly wouldn't worry too much. Just provide your BP with the "tools" he can use in order to get the shed off. They usually figure it out. Seems like he's eating for you so that's great! Just be careful with over-wetting everything. You don't want to develop mold.

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Shoot, never thought of the mould thing. Humidity levels are 69 under the light, which is the cool end (82 F.) and 79 over the heat pad which is the hot end (87 F.) There is no condensation on the walls of the tank. Should I lower humidity? Thank you all for your suggestions, I'm a worry wort. I had a ball python in my youth but that was decades ago, husbandry (AND ball pythons) have changed. Who knew there would ever be so many morphs?

No, those humidity levels are fine. If there's condensation then worry, or your hydrometers are measuring 99% humidity. Only other cause would be not cleaning often enough.

69 is fine. Just wanted to bring up mold since you mentioned that you keep spraying the paper bag and soaked mulch. I think everyone worries when they start out. Then you realize how bombproof these reptiles are and you start worrying a lot less. With my PVC enclosure setup, sometimes I don't check up on them for days. Everything is set up on thermostats and alarms are programmed in case the temps are either too high or too low.

I had to hold her head gently to loosen that skin. She tried to pull away. She hated every minute of it but it needed to be done so gently hold her head do she can't move. It will budge, I promise.

Thank you for the reassurance. Think I can rule out not cleaning enough, he's only been set up for a couple of weeks. I'm using zoomed cyprus mulch and thus far, there's been nothing to clean up. :)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Misha

69 is fine. Just wanted to bring up mold since you mentioned that you keep spraying the paper bag and soaked mulch. I think everyone worries when they start out. Then you realize how bombproof these reptiles are and you start worrying a lot less. With my PVC enclosure setup, sometimes I don't check up on them for days. Everything is set up on thermostats and alarms are programmed in case the temps are either too high or too low.

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I'm smiling because you're absolutely right, I worry about all aspects of care. Thank you for your encouragement and reassurance. :)

O.k., I'll keep trying. Will give him a day or two to rest though as I don't want to over stress him. I'll keep trying to get a little off at a time and HOPEFULLY, the next shed will be normal. Thanks for sharing your experience. :-)