Dry Wrinkly skin

[royal constrictor]

So my balls skin .... no pun intended. His skin is really dry and i can hear his rough scales rubbing on my skin and on objects in his cage... he is also very wrinkled like an old mans face. his eyes were blue several days ago so i know hes about to shed but i have never heard of them becoming this amount of wrinkled... ill post a pic just let me know if you think its normal or not. thnx P.S. hes alot more wrinkled than whats in the pic.[IMG][/IMG]

[royal constrictor]

Also, he refuses to soak... it seems like he hates being in his water bowl

[dillan2020]

Looks like a stuck shed or 2 what's your humidity like? looks awful skinny too.

[royal constrictor]

humidity atm is 55% ... i dont think its a stuck shed because, well... there was no stuck shed before this one, but mayb this shed is sticking because it is starting to shed near the back of the cheek on both sides just below the jaw. and yes he is fairly skinny was planning on upping his feed once this shed was done(he ate 2 days before his eyes turned blue) but anyways hes 17.5 inches and he hatched 29th of may 2012 i have no idea what his weight is because i dont have a kitchen scale. thnx for your help

[Solarsoldier001]

It looks to dry for your BP to shed properly. Humidity I believe should be in the 60's. at least that's what I keep it in and mine shed prefect


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[royal constrictor]

ok so i brought the humidity up to about 65% is there anything else i can do at the moment or do i just have to ride it out and see what happens in the next few days

[BHReptiles]

I rescued a ball python back in July and her skin was EXACTLY like that when I got her. Here's some pictures for comparison:



That's a completely stuck shed, as in, the shed never came off at all. Raising the humidity may not be enough for this shed. You'll need to help your snake remove that skin. Here's what I recommend: get a warm wash cloth and place the snake on it. Wrap the snake up like a burrito and apply gentle pressure as the snake passes through. Do this a few times and use the rag to help some of the skin off. It will come off in a try or two.

In order to prevent this from happening again, when you notice your snake is in blue, bump up the humidity to 60-70% and keep it there! I use damp sphagnum moss under a hide to raise the humidity in the hide. Here's an after picture of my normal girl. She's about 200g bigger than in this latest picture, but you can see the difference it makes.



Hopefully this helps a little. OH! I almost forgot to mention, don't mess with the eye caps. If you try to get them off yourself, you can damage the eyes. If you fix the humidity issue, then they will come off with the next shed.

Also, I agree that your ball is a little on the skinny side. What exactly are you feeding it and how often?

[royal constrictor]

ive been feeding one rat pinkie every 5 days. and thank you for the help i will give it a try right now

[royal constrictor]

so i gave it a few attempts with no luck ... he would just sit still while wrapped up and after a while of waiting i unravel him and then he starts slithering around... but i did get him to poop on me, i dont know how i got that to happen. i got his humidity up to 80% and i think ill give him a couple more days. if he doesnt shed ill call it a stuck shed and take proactive measures.

[PorcelainxDoll]

Maybe take him to a vet to check for parasites. Hes very skinny. I have a August hatchling thats almost 2x his size...
Worry about the shed first though.

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