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[PJ FF]

Hello, iv had my ball python for over a month now and hes been shedding for about 3 weeks now and got it all off exept the around the head and 2-3 inches down. What do I do about this?

[mr~python]

just give'em a warm soak and it will come off automatically

[HockeyFan2kx]

I'd use a wet cloth and start to whipe it off slowly. Don't try and hold the head or neck down when doing this, just do what you can and maybe give it a bath. then check your humidity levals because there are way off to the point of unhealthy. If you can get your humidity levals correct then the next shed should take care of this.

[PJ FF]

How long do i soak him for

[ladywhipple02]

Soak him in a plastic tub for about a half hour... a sterilite/rubbermade tub works best. Fill it with enough water to come halfway up his side, put him in, put the lid on, and leave him. Then use the warm, wet wash cloth to try and take the shed off him.

[PJ FF]

Should I be expecting to get bit to??? like after he soaks?

[ladywhipple02]

I don't know why he'd bite you, unless he's completely stressed out. If he starts striking after his soak, don't worry about rubbing him down... just put him back in his cage, and soak again tomorrow.

The soaking with hydrate him, moisten his skin up, and allow him to get it off himself.

[tigerlily]

Important!! When you soak him make sure you put the container back into the cage. You don't want him getting too cold. That just leads to RI infections. I've done the soaking for an hour, then used a wash cloth to let mine slither through after the soak. After two soakings, all the shed was off. Just make sure that the eyecaps come off, and that no remaining shed completely encircles the snake.

[PJ FF]

I feel like an idiot asking all this. "Just make sure that the eyecaps come off"??? whats that? And thank you all for this and I did my first soak already and he tryed taging me but didnt get me so I went ahead and quit with the wash cloth.

[tigerlily]

The eyecap is the scale that covers the eye. You want eyes that are clear and bright, not cloudy and dull. Don't worry about asking questions, if you don't ask you don't learn!!

Did you get the majority of the shed off?