Sheding help

[WhiteTiger9188]

is it okay to peel the extra skin off a snake afer it has shed most of it..... my snake shed and had some left over on its back so i pulled it off..... is that bad?

[rding]

last time Sixx did that, i put him in the tub in warm water, and rubbed it off. it didn't seem to bother him, but i am no expert. he was a whole new little man when i dried him off, and my tub was a mess!!!!!!!!

[JamminJonah]

pulling it off is generally bad and can actually cause bleeding but rubbing it off while in water seems to be okay (at least from the care sheets I have read and posts I've read on this topic.) others will know more.

[Soul_Of_Fire]

Well just ripping it off can harm the snake. But wetting and rubbing off the excess skin is okay as long as your gentle.
Andrew

[Marla]

You have to be very careful about it. If you can imagine peeling sunburn and going too far, you'll understand why. Generally it's better to let them slither through a damp towel or soak them and peel just a little at a time, very gently or soak them and then rub the affected area with a Q-Tip.

[Ginevive]

Yes, i have read that if you peel the old skin, you could actually peel off one or more of the new scales underneath. I'd just get a good-sized rubbermaid, a wet towel, a half inch of warm water in the rubbermaid. Then put your snake in there for an hour, and the skin should be gone.

[Marla]

Make that an inch of lukewarm water instead and you're good to go. It should not feel warm to your touch or can easily be too hot for the snake.

[WhiteTiger9188]

when i peeled it off i did it really slowly but now i know not to do that..... thanks for the help

[elevatethis]

Amber's last shed left a very tiny patch of skin on the back of her neck, it was just hanging off. I gently peeled it off, and it didn't even phase her; I'd like to think she appreciated it.

[JLC]

I would think that if its truly ready to come off, then peeling it a little shouldn't hurt. But if it offers any resistence at all, it's not ready.