Hi! I am new to this forum, but I would like everyone to know that I did read the thread about shedding but I still have a question. Let me kinda tell you the background:
I have 9 Ball Pythons...5 of them just got here yesterday. So when I started this process of absolute perplexity I only had 4. This concerns my adult male normal BP, Mojo is his name.
I did have them all in a 100 gallon tank all together because the guy I got them from was an idiot and told me to, since I was a newbie, I had no clu. Well Mojo was just being a jerk to me all the time. Everytime I'd reach in he would strike. So would the adult Female, Rosey. The smaller 2 did not ever do this. I have since gotten to the bottom of the problem - I bought individual tubs and UTH's and hides and made them all a seperate home. Only I cant get Mojo out. First of all he is full shed, which is making him even more anal! But I dont know if he will ever complete the cycle. Someone told me that snakes will get in their water bowl and soak if they are stessed out or if they have mites or are sick. I know he is neither sick nor does he have mites. This only leaves stress. Do you think he may be stressed since I took the other snakes out which changed their enviroment? He didnt do his untill the others were removed from the tank, when I went back past him less than 2 hours later, he was in the bowl. I would have moved him into his new tub but he was in shed and I couldnt pick him up. None of them have acted this way before. He is still in the tank, all temps and humidity is correct, but he will not get out of the water dish and he is constantly hissing and striking, probably because he still has "caps" on his eyes. So to get to the point - #1 - Will he complete the shed if he doesnt get of the water? #2 Why is he in the water? and #3 how do I get him out? He has acted like he does not like humans eversince I got him. I wouldnt have bought him, the guy gave him to me free when I bought the others. I guess I know why now...Can anyone offer help on this?