Woohoo first shed

[Rick McDowell]

Hey guys noticed today that my female ball (petra) her eyes were a cloudy blue and she has been inactive around her vivarium, guess its time for her shedding phase. I have increased the humidity in her viv to 60-70 and added some moss to her hide and have changed her water (which gets done every couple of days anyway) my questions are:

How will i know when the process is complete?
What do i do if she has a bad shed?
If i cant see any skin in or around the tank can i look in her hide?

Thanks guys

[Rick McDowell]

Also when should i offer food for her?....as she has not eaten for me yet and ive had her since the 22/6/2011 should it be straight after of wait and see if she looks/hunts for it

Thanks

[ogdentrece]

You will know when the process is complete when you see the shed skin, its gray. It might come out stretched like the snake, it might come out all rolled up. Mine always comes out in a mess. But you'll know it when you see it.

Your snake will clear up just before shedding, so the eyes will look clear again and the colours look fine, but it'll be another day or two after that before she actually does shed. It's good that you have bumped up the humidity, I highly doubt there will be a bad shed, but you'll be able to see stuck piece(s) of shed if theres a bad shed. Yes mine usually shed in their hides, rubbing it against the hide walls or on itself to get it off. I'd wait a few days after the clearing up stage begins before checking. Or if your snake is active again and not pulling skin off herself, then I'd check too.

You can offer after she's done with her shed, but I'd say wait just a couple more days since she's new and just shed. Both are pretty stressful.

[gibleis]

This is an excellent shedding post complete with pics.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...edding-Process

With your humidity set where you have it your BP shouldn't have a problem shedding. I actually laughed when I saw your "Woohoo" cause I do the same thing. My BP's shedding still fascinates me and love watching the process.

Maybe I'm kinda weird lol