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    Soaking befoe a shed

    When I lifted my snake's hide to take a look today, I saw that his eyes and skin were cloudy and pale so he's close to shedding. So I put a large water dish in the tank in case he needed a soak and cleaned his water dish. When I put it back, he went straight for the smaller dish and dunked his head in. He even got some water in his nose and sneezed up some bubbles, so I took this pic:

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Cute. That was fun to witness I bet. Also, means he's comfortable with you and not modest!

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    i wouldent put his whole head under water just his body and the back of his head

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    If it wants to soak, it will.... if not, then it won't. Let it choose. Some of mine like to when it's time to shed, but most don't.

    Good looking bp!
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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Yeah, I prefer humidifying the whole tank during a shed time. I don't use tanks anymore (tubs now) but when I did, I would mist the tank with warm water and cover the top mostly with saran wrap to retain humidity. It worked like a charm. I might make mistakes and be imperfect, but my snakes always shed perfectly; no lie-ing
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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Quote Originally Posted by bonheki View Post
    i wouldent put his whole head under water just his body and the back of his head
    Quote Originally Posted by Sputnik View Post
    If it wants to soak, it will.... if not, then it won't. Let it choose. Some of mine like to when it's time to shed, but most don't.

    Good looking bp!
    I think he was saying that the snake did this on his own. And he happened to witness it.

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    You're right, I just happened to witness this happen.

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Hey, my male 50% het for pied (Sir Ulrich) is about to go into shed and he soaked for a day and then went into the hide on the hot side to start. I have him in a tank right now and I am misting to keep that humidity up around 70%. At first I didn't have the top covered and the humidity was everywhere. Now it is almost perfect. My normal female (Gwen) shed a week ago and it was a perfect shed. Its great when you look in there and its in one piece.

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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaFlipski View Post
    I think he was saying that the snake did this on his own. And he happened to witness it.
    I know that, I wasn't saying otherwise....
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    Re: Soaking befoe a shed

    Well, I got home from work toady and found a perfect shed. All in one piece.

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