Shedding help?

Hey there, shedding question.

I am a new BP owner, and have had my new girl for a few weeks now. She just had her first vet visit last week and did great.

However, I noticed a couple days ago the top of her head is starting to look cloudy, alot like she is about to shed. But, the rest of her body looks normal, no cloudiness at all. I also noticed her dunking her head underwater in her water dish a few times as well. Due to space constraints, her dish isn't quite big enough for her to soak in. Do you think I should soak her in a tub for a bit? Or should I wait for the rest of her to get cloudy?

Don't soak her, it removes oils from their skin and makes the shed worse.

Here is the sticky about shedding: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...edding-Process

And here is one about what you can do if it goes wrong: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...hed-No-problem

what she said lol^
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Originally Posted by Mike41793

what she said lol^
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I'm a guy actually haha.

A boy named Mackenzie. :O

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Originally Posted by mackynz

I'm a guy actually haha.

A boy named Mackenzie. :O

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I apologize wholeheartedly. I have never met nor heard of a boy with that name. Id probably kill my parents lol.

If it makes you feel any better my stupid mother cursed me with the initials MRS
Mrs. I hate it lol

The weirdest thing is that there was another guy Mackenzie in my grade when I was in high school. Since then I have yet to meet another Mackenzie. I usually just go by Mack.

Also, MRS :(

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I apologize wholeheartedly. I have never met nor heard of a boy with that name. Id probably kill my parents lol.

If it makes you feel any better my stupid mother cursed me with the initials MRS
Mrs. I hate it lol

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Hey Mrs. You are not alone. I though mackynz was a girl too. SORRY!!! (Dang, hard to type on a touch screen with a boa constantly crawling across your phone excuse any typo's...)
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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Hey Mrs. You are not alone. I though mackynz was a girl too. SORRY!!! (Dang, hard to type on a touch screen with a boa constantly crawling across your phone excuse any typo's...)
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hahahaha youre so funny. Typos will be the least of your problems if you continue to refer to me as that! >:(

And yea i know a Mack, most call him macky too. Idk what his actual name is though. Maybe its mackenzie?!? :O

I'VE FOOLED YOU ALL!!!!!!!!:D

Ok, I'll stop derailing the thread now. Sorry:)

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

hahahaha youre so funny. Typos will be the least of your problems if you continue to refer to me as that! >:(

And yea i know a Mack, most call him macky too. Idk wihat his actual name is though. Maybe its mackenzie?!? :O

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J/k sorry Mike!!! :(

And, I thought I had seen pics of mackynz, and was almost sure it was a girl... Lol...
Joys of the blind internet...

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J/k sorry Mike!!! :(

And, I thought I had seen pics of mackynz, and was almost sure it was a girl... Lol...
Joys of the blind internet...

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Nope! Haven't posted any here haha.

To the OP - Is the belly turning pink or has the rest of the body started to dull out a bit? If so a shed is coming. Soaking won't help the shed, but what will help is to make sure that you are misting down the enclosure if your relative humidity isn't already high. This above all else will help ensure that the shed comes off solid and in one piece. Keep us updated and congrats on your first BP!

Bps don't usually soak, so I wouldn't bother with a bowl that big. Seems they only soak if they have mites or are too hot seems to be what I have read. I would just wait and see, the rest will probably blue over.

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Her body doesn't look any different, but her head definitely looks like she's about to shed. And like I said, she was dunking her head underwater repetitively. Her humidity is around 30 to 40, and temp is around 90-95 on the hot end, lower 80's on the cool end.

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Originally Posted by Uber_Balls

Her body doesn't look any different, but her head definitely looks like she's about to shed. And like I said, she was dunking her head underwater repetitively. Her humidity is around 30 to 40, and temp is around 90-95 on the hot end, lower 80's on the cool end.

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if shes about to shed the humidity should be around 70-75% and the hot spot should be 88-92

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Her body doesn't look any different, but her head definitely looks like she's about to shed. And like I said, she was dunking her head underwater repetitively. Her humidity is around 30 to 40, and temp is around 90-95 on the hot end, lower 80's on the cool end.

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Humidity needs to be way up. 60-70 for shed. That could be part of problem. Temps may be a tad bit to high also. Check out the caresheet. If she is soaking her head, you might also take a good look around for mites. What color is she, maybe you haven't noticed the rest of her fade out? Pictures??

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