Pre-shed closeup!

[EgyG35]

As some of you know from my other post, I'm a newbie. This is my snake's first shed since I got him around 4 weeks ago. One week ago when I fed him, his eyes were normal, now they are blue. How long will they be like this? Right now the tank is at 80F and 60% humidity. Is this good or bad? Also, I just got him two mice, when should I wait to feed him?

Check out the pic it came out pretty nice!

[oorob00]

he should be shedding in the next couple of days. I would hold off on feeding untill after the shed.

[mlededee]

it will probably be around a week until he sheds, give or take a few days. the cloudy blue eyes is the first sign. next they will lose the blue and just look cloudy, and then they will clear up. once they clear up it will only be a day or too and then he should shed for you. he might be a little moody until he sheds because he can't see very well with his eyes all clouded up. some people prefer not to feed at all until after the shed so they dont cause any extra stress on the snake. you should up the humidity to 70-80% until he sheds. it will help him to have a better shed. as for the temp--do you mean that 80 is the ambient temp in the cage? what are your temps on the hot and cool sides?

[Marla]

Please don't post any pictures that huge! And why all the white at the bottom? If you're using MS Paint, check my sig for a good free program to let you resize your pics to a viewable size.

[EgyG35]

Marla: Sorry! I edited my post with a smaller picture.

mlededee: Right now, hot side is 83, cool side is 75. I am going to mist inside the tank to raise the humidity.

[mlededee]

you might want to increase those temps. 80 would be better for the cool side and 90 for the hot side. i like to use the diy humid hide for increasing humidity also.

the pic size is much better now :wink:

[Marla]

Thanks for resizing it Egy! That's much better. As mlededee pointed out, you really should increase those temps a bit (assuming they're being measured accurately). Misting or a temporary humid hide is also a good idea. Good luck with shedding!

[rex322]

ouch thats low. definatly need to raise those ASAP

[EgyG35]

Temp is 90 on the hot side 75 on cool side. I can't get the humidity higher than 60%. I tried misting, I made a humid hide, I put saran wrap on the screen, and I tried putting the water bowl directly above the heating pad to see if it would jump. Still nothing higher than 60%. I am using naturebark as my substrate. This week he has been in his hide (small half log) all the time. Could my humidity reading be off? The inside glass is completely foggy, and it feels very humid. Please help!

[Marla]

What are you measuring the humidity with? ?If it's an analog (dial type) gauge, it could easily be very wrong. Also, if you have a humid hide and the snake is aware it's there and will go in, you don't have to worry about the humidity in the rest of the cage.