Shedding Question

[phyre_st0rm]

My snake is going thru his second shed....both of which are extremely piecey....there is shed bits everywhere. I know that isn't how it is supposed to be..so wut do i need to do to correct this? his humidity is usually between 55-65 througout the day. temps are just above 90. bowl is a prettey decent size...he could ball up in it.

Also, he isn't completely done shedding...what can i do to get the rest of his shed off? soak him in luke warm water?

[emroul]

First of all, while he is in shed (as soon as you see his eyes turn blue), the humidity should be bumped up to about 70%+. That's is what I do while they are in shed, and it comes out in one smooth peice. But since he is already started on the shedding..I would soak him in a rubbermaid along with paper towels if you want, for a couple hours. That has worked for me when they don't feel like shedding properly. And make sure he at least gets his eye caps off.

Good luck, I don't know what else to suggest.
Jennifer

[emroul]

Oh yeah, and if you put him in the rubbermaid, put it over a heating pad if you have one.

Jennifer

[phyre_st0rm]

Filled the sink up with some warm water....slowly put him in and helped him get the skin off. he's shiny now..but i get the feeling he didn't enjoy it too much, he was in a rush to get out of the water. and...if i put him in a rubbermaid...do i need to put a lid on? cuz he will not stay in the water!

[emroul]

Yes it needs to have a lid on it, with holes for air flow.

Good to hear he is all better!

[steelsack]

A water bowl with a lid and access hole cut in might work as well. Then he could soak and hide which I would think he would want to do if he's a little dry and feeling shy.

[Wizill]

i think if you boost your humidity a bit you won't have this problem. some bp's just need more than others, imo.

[Hoomi]

Magellan has got the "cloudy eye, ready to shed" look now. His enclosure has been running probably around 50% humidity. I just misted it down, and I'm expanding some reptile substrate that comes dried and compressed, and which you soak in water to re-expand. I'm going to place an amount of that inside his hide with him, in the hopes that it will bump the humidity up inside there.

[Wizill]

i don't see any reason why it wouldn't.

[Hoomi]

Biggest problem with raising humidity right now is that it is freakin' dry here. We're running well under 30% humidity, and one evening this past week on the news they said our humidity was 10% and the dew point was -5. I don't think it has ever gotten down to MINUS 5 here in Tucson.

He has a 9" glass pie plate with clean water in it for either drinking or soaking, and I misted down the inside of the enclosure last night before putting in the substrate. If I have too much problem holding the humidity up, I'll let he and Phil trade places and let Magellan stay in the glass terrarium. I can get the humidity up in the glass enclosure easier than in the wooden one.