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    Question firt time shedding in my care

    I recently purchased a 1 1/2 year old female bp... here name is raja and she's just starting to get the milky/blue eyes. I've read a million and one different things on Google search about whether to bathe her or not and what humidity should be and I'm not getting any straight answers there.. basically what I'm wondering is what should I do and what should I expect from this process? Right now she's at about 60%.. and I did give her a 10 minute bath earlier... any help would be greatly appreciated.. thank you.

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    Re: firt time shedding in my care

    Keep the humidity up to 60% or more and some light misting, she will do the rest. You don't have to bathe her unless she has stuck shed later on. The shedding process should take a week or so. Blue eyes, dull appearance, etc. If she sheds in one piece that is a good sign. If you notice little pieces all over the humidity probably wasn't high enough.
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    Bathing isn't good for a shedding snake. I would bump up the humidity to 65% it really helped for my snake but the bottom half of her shed was still a little dry
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    Re: firt time shedding in my care

    Thanks guys.. also what would be a proper tank size for a 29in bp? Just want to check cuz I read if they're too big she can get stressed out.. she doesn't seem stressed but it never hurts to ask.

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