ball python digesting?

Yes, it's very normal for them the hang out in a hide before a shed. Mine just shed in his hide last week.

I would never soak before a shed as it tends to leach oils out of the skin and actually creates (or has the capacity to create) a difficult shed. Just make sure your temps stay at a constant 50-60% and shedding ought to go just fine.

If you're having humidity problems, some damp sphagnum moss put into each hide works very well :)

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Originally Posted by starmom

I would never soak before a shed as it tends to leach oils out of the skin and actually creates (or has the capacity to create) a difficult shed. Just make sure your temps stay at a constant 50-60% and shedding ought to go just fine.

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Agreed. Soaking is only for stuck sheds!