First shed

Hi guys :) I'm not new to the forum, but this is my first time posting. I'm an avid lurker on here. I got my first snake ever (a female ball python. baby, but not exactly sure of the age) a couple of weeks ago, so I'm still very new to a lot of things. She just had her first shed, but I'm not sure if she's had a bad shed or if she's not finished yet? Hardly any of her old skin has come off, but it looks very loose on her. It's been about 24(-ish?) hours since she began shedding. I read the post about how to help her out when she has a bad shed, but I don't want to do that until I'm sure she's finished. Any suggestions?

Hi,


Well can you tell us the humidity level in the tank and how you measure it?

Generally mine finish the actual shed within a couple of hours of starting - but I do have a lazy so and so that only ever removes the top of his head and occasionally his belly ( and I swear the last bit is by accident) before giving up and waiting on the big pink thing doing it for him.:)


dr del

Generally it stays around 40%. I've been having a REALLY hard time trying to keep the humidity up. I read another sticky on how to keep humidity and heat in by putting aluminum foil on the top of the aquarium, but I don't really understand how.. Sorry. The cold medicine is controlling my brain right now, lol.

Lol,


Yeah I know how that whole choked fuzzy feeling head thing feels.:)


I would mist the tank to raise the humidity a little just now and possibly keep trying that for 24 hours - though you will need to make sure it isn't killing your temperatures too much.

Then if there is still some stuck shed I would go ahead and try the bad shed sticky.:)


dr del