Dehydrated?

[Mikekrause2000]

Its feeding day today. So i Lifted up the hide Mitch was in to see if he wasn't to far into the shedding process to eat. (his eyes are starting to get cloudy) And i noticed he has a few wrinkles? Why isnt he drinking? Im keeping his humidity at 70%. I change his water every day. And his temps are 81 cold and 94 hot. Im so scared

[Vypyrz]

Relax. Dry wrinkly skin is part of the shedding process. His eyes will be cloudy for a few days, they will clear up and then a couple of days after that he will shed. His skin will get really dry and dull looking. This is the top layer getting ready to separate. All you need to do is make sure he has water, his temps and and humidity are good, and don't disturb him too much...

[Mikekrause2000]

Relax. Dry wrinkly skin is part of the shedding process. His eyes will be cloudy for a few days, they will clear up and then a couple of days after that he will shed. His skin will get really dry and dull looking. This is the top layer getting ready to separate. All you need to do is make sure he has water, his temps and and humidity are good, and don't disturb him too much...

phew. Okay good . Im trying to avoid handling him So i haven't in a couple of weeks. After the shed i was going to put him in a 20gal tank. How long after the shed should he be okay to swap him out?

[Vypyrz]

phew. Okay good . Im trying to avoid handling him So i haven't in a couple of weeks. After the shed i was going to put him in a 20gal tank. How long after the shed should he be okay to swap him out?

Some snakes will eat during shed and some won't. My suggestion is to hold off on feeding until he sheds. After he sheds, feed him, wait 2 days and then move him to the other tank. That will give him almost a week or so to settle in before the next scheduled feeding day. In the meantime, make sure you have the 20 gal tank ready to go and the transition will be alot smoother...

[Mikekrause2000]

Some snakes will eat during shed and some won't. My suggestion is to hold off on feeding until he sheds. After he sheds, feed him, wait 2 days and then move him to the other tank. That will give him almost a week or so to settle in before the next scheduled feeding day. In the meantime, make sure you have the 20 gal tank ready to go and the transition will be alot smoother...

Oops... Mitch just ate :X But i have the tank ready, It was my mouse tank but i decided to throw them in a tub due to them being really smelly... So i washed it out really well with a bleach water solution. Im also thinking about switching from repti-bark to newspaper. Have you ever tried to clean out a 40gal tank in a small apartment bath tub? So many woodchips! So i immagine just picking up the paper and tossing it will be 500% easier.

[Vypyrz]

Oops... Mitch just ate :X But i have the tank ready, It was my mouse tank but i decided to throw them in a tub due to them being really smelly... So i washed it out really well with a bleach water solution. Im also thinking about switching from repti-bark to newspaper. Have you ever tried to clean out a 40gal tank in a small apartment bath tub? So many woodchips! So i immagine just picking up the paper and tossing it will be 500% easier.

Since he already ate, you can move him the day after he sheds. For cleaning, I scoop out as much as possible with a pooper scooper, then use the hose attachment on my vacuum to get the small stuff. If you don't have a vacuum with a hose attachment a Dust Buster will work just as well...

[ameh78]

the fun thing is sometimes they will feed in shed and sometimes not! my big girl normally always ate in shed, this time she didnt want to. balls are finicky little things