help!

i got my baby bp not to long ago from pet co (mistake) well scence i was new 2 snakes and all i really didnt no was i was getting.... when he picked him up out of the cage he had some flaky skin up by his head and 1 "smoky" eye...and the guy told me he was shedding.( later 2 find out he already had mites aswell) the mites are all gone so its good... i didnt think much of it so i got it anyways.... well the skin has not changed at all and i now no he is dehydrated.... well i have tryed sparying his cage and such but nothing seems to work... my question is what else can i do besides spaying him and his cage to help keep him hydrated??

HELP!!

soak him in a rubbermaid container filled with tepid water no higher than the middle of his back for 60 - 90 minutes a night.

-adam

Here's an article featured here at bp.net.

http://ball-pythons.net/modules.php?...warticle&id=49

perhaps a humid hide may help too?

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

perhaps a humid hide may help too?

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For a shed, yes ... for dehydration, no.

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

For a shed, yes ... for dehydration, no.

-adam

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No offense or nothing, but I'm just wondering why it wouldn't work? Is it because the water isn't having any real physical contact or anything?

ok well i have him soaking right now... how should he be reacting? he seems like he doesnt like that much... the water is the right amount and temperature.... i just want my boy to be happy!!!

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Originally Posted by bpkid

No offense or nothing, but I'm just wondering why it wouldn't work? Is it because the water isn't having any real physical contact or anything?

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The most effective way to hydrate a dehydrated animal is to have it ingest water. A soaking snake will drink the water it is soaking in. A properly constructed humid hide does not provide a source of drinking water to correct the dehydration.

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

The most effective way to hydrate a dehydrated animal is to have it ingest water. A soaking snake will drink the water it is soaking in. A properly constructed humid hide does not provide a source of drinking water to correct the dehydration.

-adam

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Ok, thats what I figured. Thanks .

I think humidity box and soaking are very important steps, what type of substrate do you have him on and what temperature do you keep him at?? If you are keeping him on a substrate that doesn't hold humidity that well or a screen top cage, humidity can be difficult to retain, also if your heat source is too high/strong it may dry out his enclosure too fast.


hope this helps

wildlifewarrior

I think that after a few good soakings a humidity hide may be necessary until the snake's skin flaking subsides. But dehydration and H2O ingestion are the most important subject at this time.


wildlifewarrior

thanks for the help guys! but i just checked up on him and the skin that was on his eye is now off.. of he eye but is still attached 2 skin on his head... if it is still on there when he is done soaking so i need to remove it and if so how?

Did the snake just have an incomplete shed, where not the whole body came off in one piece?

i dont think do because his eye was not as discribed when shedding

If his eye looked, i guess it can be described as shiney, crackled, if it did look like that it was left over from a shed from possibly months ago.


http://www.joecompelreptiles.com/bal...shed/index.asp

look at this link and see if thats what it seems like it was

wildlifewarrior

kinda.... but than again my biology teacher took a look at him( he has ALOT of snakes) and he told me he was dyhdraded... so yea

Well dehydration can def cause skin problems, so it is important to correct the underlying problem not just the symptoms, ya know?