Skin left on head after shed

[neur0tix]

I need to know how to get ridda this, its not near his eyes or anything, just on the top of his head and i don't know how to get rid of... I tried quickly dabbing with scotch tape and it works but irritates him to much so i dont wanna do that anymore...

[iCandiBallPythons]

use a warm washcloth

[Jeo123]

I'm not sure how big your snake is so you may need a bigger container, but here's what I did the first time my snake had a bad shed.

My chinese place delivers food in these small dishes with lock on lids. I filled that with about half an inch of warm water(Not Hot!) and put a washcloth inside. Then i added the snake and let her sit there for a while (10-15 minutes).

In my case, she was having trouble starting the shed at her head, but it was falling off her stomach from her moving around. So I took the washcloth and gently began to kind of peel the shed back(basically just pressing it against the little piece that was shedding on her nose and letting her do the rest). Granted that my snake is not head shy at all and that really helped here, but you may be able to do the same.

Once she got it off her head, I just heald the wash cloth around her and let her slide through and it took it right off.

The trick is that you're helping the snake shed... not doing it for them. Don't force the peel, instead just give them the oppourtunity to shed with help.

[j_h_smith]

Put the snake and a damp washcloth into a pillow case. Tie the puillow case and put him back in his enclosure overnight. Wake up the next morning and remove the snake. The retained shed should be gone. If not, and it's not irratating to the snake, leave it until the next shed.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

[neur0tix]

thanks... ill try them both if one doesnt work... im kinda not fond of putting a snake in a pillowcase overnight, seems mean lol... but if i have to i will

[PythonsbyParris]

Pillow case works Ive done it for one of mine. He shed in a couple of hours.

[seeya205]

I had this happen once and all I did was mist her head and then I put one of those half logs in the tub and left it overnight. When I woke up, the shed was off! They just need something rough to rub against! Good luck!