Re: Does he look ok? Still hasn't shed ??
Well I left him in the pillowcase in the viv for 5hrs, he looked a lot better when I took him out but he never shed, he hasn't shed overnight either? Why won't he shed! Is he not ready?
Re: Does he look ok? Still hasn't shed ??
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Smith123
Well I left him in the pillowcase in the viv for 5hrs, he looked a lot better when I took him out but he never shed, he hasn't shed overnight either? Why won't he shed! Is he not ready?
You are doing more harm then good by soaking that poor snake all the time. You are stripping his skin of the essential oils it takes for the snake to shed his skin. As long as there is no shed stuck on his tail or if he does not have retained eye caps, leave him be until his next shed cycle. Please stop soaking the poor little thing so much.
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ballpythonluvr
You are doing more harm then good by soaking that poor snake all the time. You are stripping his skin of the essential oils it takes for the snake to shed his skin. As long as there is no shed stuck on his tail or if he does not have retained eye caps, leave him be until his next shed cycle. Please stop soaking the poor little thing so much.
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Re: Does he look ok? Still hasn't shed ??
I'm sorry but it's my first snake! I'm taking advise from this forum?? What am I to do?
And he has had two half hour soaks in the bath and the pillowcase yesterday in the space of two weeks so it's not like I've been doing it often...
I don't know about washing essential oils off his skin as he feels dry and rough to the touch or at least he did until he came out of the pillowcase yesterday in which he looked and felt better.
So you advise to leave him to it? Any idea on why he hasn't shed like most do??
Does he look ok? Still hasn't shed ??
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Smith123
I'm sorry but it's my first snake! I'm taking advise from this forum?? What am I to do?
And he has had two half hour soaks in the bath and the pillowcase yesterday in the space of two weeks so it's not like I've been doing it often...
I don't know about washing essential oils off his skin as he feels dry and rough to the touch or at least he did until he came out of the pillowcase yesterday in which he looked and felt better.
So you advise to leave him to it? Any idea on why he hasn't shed like most do??
We are all just trying to help so don't take offence, but no you never have a reason to bath a snake, causes unnecessary stress.
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Re: Does he look ok? Still hasn't shed ??
He hasn't been bathed since last week, and he only went in the damp pillowcase yesterday under advise from here including yourself!
I will just leave him alone, what will be will be....
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influence
can you please post some pics of him after the pillowcase treatment?
any stuck eye caps or tail ends?
The only shed that has come off since this whole process began is his nose and pretty sure his eye caps too... Should I get a pic of him now?
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Smith123
He hasn't been bathed since last week, and he only went in the damp pillowcase yesterday under advise from here including yourself!
I will just leave him alone, what will be will be....
The pillow case method is fine don't worry.
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