New snake owner, New snake, Bad shed- Please help.

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Originally Posted by Momokahn

Temp guns, digital thermometers, space age this, space age that.....I wonder how my snakes survived all of these years with no temp gun, regular non space age thermometer, etc. My room is 68 to 72 in the winter. Summer 76 to 78. My cage has an under tank heater with outdoor carpet as flooring. Incandescent light bulb on 12 hour timer. Humidifier runs in the house during the winter. Total success since 1980 with all of the snakes I have ever owned. Plus I successfully accomplished this without the internet. Are BP"s different and need "space age" cage conditions? To those that say yes, well I guess I got a couple of dud snakes. Mine eat every 4, 5, 7, or 10 days (no schedule here) and are very happy snakes and oh by the way living in the same cage. No horror stories here since 1980.

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This is refreshing - thanks for toning things down. I do think it's very important to have a thermostat with UTH though, I was shocked to find out how hot those things get. I would just like to say I bought my baby when she was in a shed from the pet store and she shed in one beautiful piece. Strive towards proper humidity for the next shed. No bath, no special solution sprayed on her, just high humidity. I can appreciate everyone has a different way of caring for their pets just as people raise their children differently. As long as you provide them with food, water, and proper shelter they should be okay.

Not trying to to be rude but since Valentine has been decided to be our only pet probably ever I have a hard time understanding why people would want to go get 10 in less than a year... What's wrong with having one or two pets lol but hey who am I to judge I just hope none of them ever have to be rehomed or given to rescues because that seems to be a very large growing problem. These pets are lifetime commitments what happens if something unexpected happens to you and instead of 1 snake needing care 10 need figuring out.

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Originally Posted by Merk

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You do realize you're getting all high and mighty about your 10 little snakes and 3 months experience with ACTUAL breeders who have had 100 ' s of snakes over years if not decades who's actual practical experience puts yours to shame and are daily trying to help new people by passing on that experience? (I'm not talking about myself.)

Just saying...I can google how to remove an appendix, doesn't mean a surgeon wouldn't do it better and have better techniques.


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Originally Posted by Momokahn

Temp guns, digital thermometers, space age this, space age that.....I wonder how my snakes survived all of these years with no temp gun, regular non space age thermometer, etc. My room is 68 to 72 in the winter. Summer 76 to 78. My cage has an under tank heater with outdoor carpet as flooring. Incandescent light bulb on 12 hour timer. Humidifier runs in the house during the winter. Total success since 1980 with all of the snakes I have ever owned. Plus I successfully accomplished this without the internet. Are BP"s different and need "space age" cage conditions? To those that say yes, well I guess I got a couple of dud snakes. Mine eat every 4, 5, 7, or 10 days (no schedule here) and are very happy snakes and oh by the way living in the same cage. No horror stories here since 1980.

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giggles without good husbandry makes me wonder how they survive in the wild for millennia?LOLOLOL?? that is why when someone says something about someone's husbandry it just gets me giggles because they cannot see what the snake would have lived like otherwise (in the wild...) that is why when i remove and eyecap with terrycloth i do not burst a head gasket because they would have to scrub it on bark or dirt gravel or what have you, germs, pathogens,parasites etc and other painful dangerous things so a lil massage with a towel doesn't scare me much...I mean HOW ON EARTH DID THEY LIVE WITHOUT US all of those years??? LOLOLOLOLOLOL my answer to that is THEY ARE TOUGHER THAN WE GIVE THEM CREDIT just like children... thanx for all the good info thanx for the info that wasn't so impressive i value all who contribute intelligence and research weather lived or read...many thanx...

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Originally Posted by SmoothScales

You do realize you're getting all high and mighty about your 10 little snakes and 3 months experience with ACTUAL breeders who have had 100 ' s of snakes over years if not decades who's actual practical experience puts yours to shame and are daily trying to help new people by passing on that experience? (I'm not talking about myself.)

Just saying...I can google how to remove an appendix, doesn't mean a surgeon wouldn't do it better and have better techniques.


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no one was bragging dear, or being high and mighty just disgusted with judgements of things they have never seen, I said i have 10 snakes in a short time because I have experienced somethings they were saying otherwise...if someone as GREEN as i am can get good sheds right after they learn a few things is meant to comfort someone(original post) and tell what you can LEARN in a short time, then to get verbally attacked by people who have had MUCH MUCH more experience was irritating because OF COURSE my husbandry needs work WHO's DOESN'T as i stated I TOO AM A NEW SNAKE OWNER??? this wasn't about me I was merely offering my KNOWLEDGE of what I have EXPERIENCED and my husbandry (that i will put against anyone on here form what i have read) was attacked because the few who are going at me have not stones to let their snakes be snakes...no wonder they need to buy "balls"

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Originally Posted by Merk

Well as i have been collecting snakes since November 2015 and now own 10 and each snake has a rough shed after transport due to stress and adjusting i am assuming they have a rough time with their shed EVERY time,as I read that earlier and thought there must be something to that? Hmmm, so 10 new snakes in 4 months I think I am going to come across a difficult dry stressed shed Ummmm often? so because I do TONS of research on things that matter to me I went and did a simple easy little tiny google search on DIY reptile shed aid, you will be amazed at how many other snake owners love their snakes like I do and research so they can know what they are spraying onto their beautiful animals instead of trusting some silly industry to do the work for them...my husbandry will ALWAYS be improving because i do not pretend to know all ways to skin a snake tho I love my animals, and i am not willing to wait for 2 sheds to make sure my snakes can see and stress him/her out further, as I KNOW HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THEM...

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Well, with all your vast experience, what could possibly go wrong :rolleyes:

Go with God...

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Originally Posted by Slim

Well, with all your vast experience, what could possibly go wrong :rolleyes:

Go with God...

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Yes you are right i do Go with much prayer to God , for the well being of my animals as it doesn't take much knowledge to take care of and OUT DOOR PET who if they were in the wild wouldn't even need my help..I MEAN DUH takes real brains, they must be so frail for you to be so worried, I just posted another of my horribly failed attempt at helping my snake shed I JUST SUCK AT THIS!!! I MEAN I Like LETTING ANIMALS BE ANIMALS!!! wow what a concept I mean they have been doing it for so many more years than I HAVE BEEN AROUND TO SAVE THEM!!! LOL I mean how did they survive without your GREAT HUSBANDS!!! BWAHAHAHHA

Well, I guess as I see it, they live in the wild in sub-Saharan Africa. . .the weather's a little different there than here ;). It might not take a lot of fussing to keep them healthy if you live in Ghana, but it's bound to be a bit more difficult here on the tundra :P.