First shed with me

So yesterday I picked up Cleopatra (I really don't know if it's a male or female, just kinda hope it's a female) to handle her and noticed she was really dull and her eyes were blue. So I got excited because this will be her first shed with me.

When I bought her she was going through her shed but it was a bad one (bought from petco. Won't do it again) I did my best to get all of it off but still had some on her head.

My 2 questions are:

1. How long can I expect the shedding process to take?
2. Since she still has stuck shed from the last time, will this effect this shed?

Thanks!


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congrats on your new snake.... for the shed process increase the humidity to around 70/75.... should take about 4-5 days (at least mine does) has far as old shed it should come off with this one....

Is the old shed just on her body? or on her head also?..... that question in just curiosity.

Good luck with the shed process.....

The shedding of old skin itself (not including being in blue) takes only a few hours, and it should be in one piece.

If she's already done with that process and there are still bits and pieces stuck to her, you can put a warm wet towel in a tub, put her in, and leave her in there to slither around for 15 minutes. After you take her out, it'll be very easy to wipe off any stuck pieces with the towel. I think I read this method step by step somewhere on this forum, but I can't find it anymore LOL.

ETA: I just noticed that she didn't actually shed this time yet LOL. Bump the humidity to 70% and hope it goes well! If she's still in blue, it'll be a few days before the actual shedding. If there's still stuck shed, you can use the above method.

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Originally Posted by wolfeman

congrats on your new snake.... for the shed process increase the humidity to around 70/75.... should take about 4-5 days (at least mine does) has far as old shed it should come off with this one....

Is the old shed just on her body? or on her head also?..... that question in just curiosity.

Good luck with the shed process.....

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Ok cool. Yes I have bumped it up with damp moss. The old shed is on her head and a little on her neck


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Originally Posted by redshepherd

The shedding of old skin itself (not including being in blue) takes only a few hours, and it should be in one piece.

If she's already done with that process and there are still bits and pieces stuck to her, you can put a warm wet towel in a tub, put her in, and leave her in there to slither around for 15 minutes. After you take her out, it'll be very easy to wipe off any stuck pieces with the towel. I think I read this method step by step somewhere on this forum, but I can't find it anymore LOL.

ETA: I just noticed that she didn't actually shed this time yet LOL. Bump the humidity to 70% and hope it goes well! If she's still in blue, it'll be a few days before the actual shedding. If there's still stuck shed, you can use the above method.

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Lol no worries. How long can I expect her to be in blue?


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It will probably be 4 or 5 days from opaque to shed. Take the advice above and you should see a one piece shed. Good luck!

Follow the simple suggestions by the members (as I have in the past) and you should be fine - good luck. I just had my second succesful 1 piece shed with my girl.

The warm towel method does work. But sometimes, my BP will have little dry pieces stuck to the top of her head. As you probably know, BPs are very head shy, so it can be tricky trying to get the old skin off, . I always have luck with a Q-tip. Wet the cotton part with warm water, and slowly approach the head. (Not too slow) . Gently start rubbing the dry areas with the Q-tip and the skin should easily come off. All Snakes attitudes are different, but with mine, she is weary at first, but I think she then realizes that I'm helping her, and just let's me work, without constantly trying to pull away. There are many methods, but this one has worked for me, the couple of times that she needed assistance.

Mine always shed about 2 days after they are out of blue. How long they stay in blue will vary. Its usually a few days.

Is it normal that a BP will look normal after getting out of blue? [emoji17] really want her to shed


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Is it normal that a BP will look normal after getting out of blue? [emoji17] really want her to shed


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Yep. They go out of blue and look normal and then shed very soon after.

If she was in blue and her eyes were all cloudy and now they look clear again, then she is very close to actually shedding the skin. Mine fooled me a few times by getting very dull and cloudy then less so about 24-48 before actually shedding. Just keep the humidity up and check her hides once a day, mine always sheds in the hide leaves the old skin all crumpled up and usually a nice big BM - then switches to a different hide. If she is staying in one spot throughout this whole process then suddenly you see her somewhere else, check the vacated hide for sheds and stool :)

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If she was in blue and her eyes were all cloudy and now they look clear again, then she is very close to actually shedding the skin. Mine fooled me a few times by getting very dull and cloudy then less so about 24-48 before actually shedding. Just keep the humidity up and check her hides once a day, mine always sheds in the hide leaves the old skin all crumpled up and usually a nice big BM - then switches to a different hide. If she is staying in one spot throughout this whole process then suddenly you see her somewhere else, check the vacated hide for sheds and stool :)

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:rofl:I'm laughing out loud while reading this. :rofl:

My girl just shed Sunday but there wasn't a poop - ok cool I thought - got home from work yesterday morning and she was in the cool hide (rare) and there was the tootsie roll waiting for me in the warm hide. As soon as I cleaned it up and handled her for a few minutes she went straight for the warm hide.

So happy I could get that cleaned up for you I said as she made herself comfortable. LOL

Man I just want to thank everyone and this forum for providing the information and experience of keeping ball pythons.

I got home about 20 Minutes ago. Lifted up Cleo's hide to check on her and voilà, she finally shed!! Wasn't in one piece but it all came off. I'm assuming she did it in her hide because that's where it was. So happy that I know my temp and humidity are good enough for this to happen. Still waiting on that poop though lol she has like 3 mice in her.

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Happy the old stuck shed came off too!! Thank you all!!!!


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