face shed help!

he got allll his skin off except his head! what should i do!?> heres some pics of him

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What's the humidity in the tank? Try to keep it at about 70% - 80% and see if he takes it off himself. If in a couple days he hasn't shed off, give him a quick soak, no more than 5 minutes, in some warm water (put him in a tupperware in water that goes about halfway up his body height, and put in a washcloth so he can sit on that).

Once he's soaked, take him out and let him run through the warm damp washcloth. You can try to rub it off a bit too, but some ball pythons are more head shy than others, so if you see that it freaks him out, don't do it. It also helps if you can get someone else to help you by having two washcloths and rotating them, and have the other person go back and forth re-warming them with water.

If after this he still hasn't gotten it off, try again in a couple days.

To get that part of shed off you can toss him in a wet pillow case tied off.

Toss pillow case back in cage on warm side and let it for 30-45 mins. This should loosen it up and come off.

If not you can also get rubber thimbles and slowly remove them.

Just curious but once they actually start to get the old skin off how long does that process take? Mine has just started to remove her skin but she stopped after a short bit down her neck. Should I help her out and soak her or is she just taking her time?

if its not stuck shed give her over night. they take their time.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

if its not stuck shed give her over night. they take their time.

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How can you tell if it's stuck shed or not? She's really wrinkled right now (wife sorta picks on her about that lol) so I can't tell what might or might not be stuck.

Take a picture and i can tell you if its time to help or not.

Sorry it's not that great, stupid camera sucks

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Thats a stuck shed due to low humidity in cage.


Its time to toss him in a wet pillow case for 45 mins and tie it off. set it back in the cage on warm side and let it sit. Should get off most and whats not off assist getting it off.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Thats a stuck shed due to low humidity in cage.


Its time to toss him in a wet pillow case for 45 mins and tie it off. set it back in the cage on warm side and let it sit. Should get off most and whats not off assist getting it off.

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Ok will do

Well I helped her with the stuck shed, since I couldn't find a pillowcase the wife would let me use I filled a bowl of water and let her soak in it for 10 minutes or so (with her squirming a bit) and then helped massage her out of the old skin. It came off fine and she is now very bright and pretty. I'll post some pics in a few days since I also just fed her.

If the shed is stuck on the head for a little more than a week we do the following:
1) Soak in warm water
2) Run a warm washcloth around the head
-They are head shy so be careful;
3) Because they are head shy they tend to pull their heads back out which is when most of the shed comes off.

It usually takes 5-15 minutes of this depending on how stuck it is.

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Originally Posted by L2.BP.Plox

If the shed is stuck on the head for a little more than a week we do the following:
1) Soak in warm water
2) Run a warm washcloth around the head
-They are head shy so be careful;
3) Because they are head shy they tend to pull their heads back out which is when most of the shed comes off.

It usually takes 5-15 minutes of this depending on how stuck it is.

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She shed the skin from her head just fine, but after about 30 mins or so she just stopped moving around and trying to get the rest off. I basically just dunked most of her in some lukewarm water (not the head of course) and gave her a bit of a massage to gently remove the stuck shed. She didn't seem to mind or be in any pain (although she didn't seem too happy about the water at first)