Seems to hate being in tub w/ water

My BP tuna is having a bad shed and I placed her in a tub with warm water. She seems to try her hardest to escape the tub. The water isn't too hot or too deep, does anyone have any ideas why?

Ball pythons arent water snakes, so they dont like it, just tolerate it once they know theres no way out.

As long as that's the case I'll let her sit for about 30 mins. Any advice to keep the water warm? It got cool after about 10 mins.

Not really, just keep it in warmest room of house till shes done soaking.


Or just stick her in a wet pillow case, tied off and put that back in cage on warm side.

Not a really good idea to bathe them IMO, you are washing off the oils they use to shed.

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Originally Posted by Mft62485

Not a really good idea to bathe them IMO, you are washing off the oils they use to shed.

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She was shedding in a lot of little pieces so I decided to help.

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Originally Posted by Mft62485

Not a really good idea to bathe them IMO, you are washing off the oils they use to shed.

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re-read ops first post. Bad Shed warrants soaking so does constipation in snakes.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

re-read ops first post. Bad Shed warrants soaking so does constipation in snakes.

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I was under the impression that it stresses a snake out to soak, even with a bad shed.

Any soaking is stressful to non water snakes. But so is stuck sheds on them. Hour soaking to relieve discomfort is worth it to the snakes health.

I would try the pillowcase trick next time! Put a damp towel in a pillowcase with the snake, tie the pillowcase shut. Snake rubs up against the pillowcase and with the help of the moisture and humidity gets the shed off. Not to mention it's a nice dark area and seems less likely to stress the snake out! I usually put the pillowcase in the snake's tub, lets them stay warm. :D

I use 1 to 1 1/2 inches of 85 degree water in a closed sterilite tub no holes.
I also place a hand towel in the bottom and if the shed is really bad I place a 1/2 log hid in the tub for the snake to sit on and rub against.
After 30 minutes I replenish with more 85 degree water and if the shed isn't off I do it again.
Two 30 minute soaks and almost any bad shed will slide right off.

After refilling the tub a second time I noticed after 10 mins that it was too deep and she was having a hard time staying afloat. I pulled her out, dried her and now she is resting in her hide. Is there any possible harm I could have done?

Probably not but that's why she wasn't digging it. I really just do soaks in the Bath tub. They don't happen that often but I'll sit there with them and I only keep them in for 10-15 min and them run them through a wet towel. That way I can make sure they aren't having issues. Only fill the tub up to around half way up their body. Then they don't feel like they have to swim. Which is stressful.


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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

Probably not but that's why she wasn't digging it. I really just do soaks in the Bath tub. They don't happen that often but I'll sit there with them and I only keep them in for 10-15 min and them run them through a wet towel. That way I can make sure they aren't having issues. Only fill the tub up to around half way up their body. Then they don't feel like they have to swim. Which is stressful.


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First round the water level was good, I over filled it the second time around accidentally. I'm going to let her rest for now and give it another shot in a day or two.

Not sure how u dried her off but ive also heard if u let them slither through a damp towel in ur hands applying slight pressure it helps.

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Originally Posted by Simplex

Not sure how u dried her off but ive also heard if u let them slither through a damp towel in ur hands applying slight pressure it helps.

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That's what I did but almost nothing came off. I ended up using my fingers to gently peel it back.

So the shed on her head and about an inch back is not coming off, I'm going to try the pillow case. How long should I keep her in the case?

Sorry for the triple post but the pillow case worked like a charm!
Head and eye caps came off perfectly.

I had her in there for about 40 minutes if anyone was wondering.