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Should I help her shed?
As I talked about in another thread, Mona (my adult female) was just moved into a tub... I previously had her in a glass tank, and the humidity/heat was always quite low. The tub so far is a little cold, but maintaining a very high humidity level of 90+. I decided to leave the humidity alone for now, since she has been in shed for over a week... last week she went opaque, and then cleared up a few days ago. I put her in the tub last night, and later noticed a few tiny pieces of skin starting to peel. So, does that mean she's going to have a bad shed? Or should I give it another day to see what happens? I was thinking of helping her out (with a soak), but don't want to do anything unnecessary!
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Re: Should I help her shed?
I would try the pillowcase treatment.
Stick the snake in a damp pillowcase for 15-20 minutes and then try to roll off the stuck shed with the pillowcase. I don't like soaking, too many horror stories.
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Re: Should I help her shed?
So is this officially a "stuck shed?" It's only tiny pieces (maybe 3-4) right now, and I wasn't sure that was a problem yet.
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Re: Should I help her shed?
Never mind... I just checked on her, and she is definitely stuck! I have her in a damp pillowcase now, and will leave her there for about 15 minutes.
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Re: Should I help her shed?
Hopefully that will help!!! Keep us updated
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Re: Should I help her shed?
I have to say, this past week has shown me what a sweetheart Mona is! Through the shedding process, moving from a tank to a tub, and even a failed F/T feeding session (didn't realize she was going into shed) - she has remained gentle and calm the whole time. Nice change from Delilah, who bit me the last time I approached her during shed. 
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3.4 Corn Snakes, 1.1 Western Hognose Snakes, 1.2 cats, and 1.0 dog (47lb mutt)
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Re: Should I help her shed?
Just checked on her, and the nose is starting to peel... she was rubbing it around to get the shed started, so I'll let her try alone for a few minutes. Hope this works!
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Re: Should I help her shed?
Yay for the pillowcase trick!! 
She got most of it off herself in a few swoops, and then I rubbed off the rest with the pillowcase... only took a few minutes really, and she looks gorgeous now. She also seems really hungry, which isn't surprising since she hasn't eaten in over 2 weeks. As soon as the skin came off, she started cruising around and tongue-flicking like crazy - so I'm defrosting a rat for her now, which I hope she will take (she's only eaten live). Thanks for the help!
P.S. I got a cool video and pictures of the shed, which I'll post on the photo forum later.
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Re: Should I help her shed?
Here was the resulting pile o' skin...

And a freshly shed snake!

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Re: Should I help her shed?
 Originally Posted by Kaorte
I don't like soaking, too many horror stories.
Like what? (I didn't leave Patriot in a box, just held him throughout, wetting and peeling, but it was a bit of a struggle. Will try the wet pillowcase next time.)
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