I’ve had my ball python for about 3 months now. She’s about 4 months old and eats a rat pup every 7 days without fail…Except for the last 2 weeks as she’s been in shed. This is her second shed with me, her first shed was a full shed with tail and eye caps both.

She is consistently at 70% humidity and it’s been the same now that she’s in shed. 2 days ago I woke up and checked on her and saw that her skin was extremely loose. She had already been in blue and also had pink belly, so I expected this. She then began shedding on her head, however, when I checked on her again I noticed that she only shed her neck piece. The rest of her body is still loose and saggy as if the skin is still attached and she has pieces of shed stuck to her face and neck.

Her humidity is being measured by a digital hygrometer, her temps are 32° on the warm side and 25° on the cool side - she has a hide on either side. She also has lots of foliage and a water bowl she can soak in. This stressed me out, so I transferred her to a critter keeper with 2 inches of water and a towel for about 30 mins. When I removed her she was stressed but still had all the shed stuck to her and rubbing her with a towel didn’t help. So I put her back into her enclosure and misted it so that the humidity is 80.

I’m not sure what to do. she’s been eating consistently, exploring at nighttime and never showing any signs of stress. Her husbandry has been up to par and her humidity has been great. I don’t know what’s caused this. Should I try soaking her again tomorrow? Or should I feed her a wet f/t rat and leave her to figure out her shed by herself? Please help.