First shed, new to BP's...

[Brstin2flames]

Hey everyone,

Let me start off by saying that I know that there are a ton of threads out there about shedding, but because there are so many...Its just easier for me to ask my question rather than piece together all the threads and try and figure out an answer.

So I am new to owning ball pytons and my ball just went through his first shed. I've read the thread on the shedding process and I feel like my ball shed waaay faster than the timeline given in that thread. I noticed him looking dull on monday the 28th, so I bumped up the humidity since then, I checked on him two days later and his eyes were cloudy, but not white/blue...just cloudy. Checked on him again on friday the 2nd and same thing, dull, cloudy eyes but not extremely cloudy. Now I just came in the room to find he has shed inside his hide (which I know is not abnormal)...Isn't that a little fast for a shed though (about 7 days)? His eyes never even got into the "blue" phase??

Also, he did not shed in one piece, there are maybe 3 large pieces and then a few small ones. the back two inches of him also has not shed yet, i will probably soak him tomorrow to get that off. Is this a bad shed? I know ideally they should shed in one piece...but is it bad for them to shed in three large pieces?

His eye look completely clear now so I'm assuming he has shed his eye caps...but how can I be sure? Is it easy to see them on his shed skin?

I'm sorry for all the questions, but this is my first time so I'm just trying to be informed!! Thanks for any help that can be offered.

[mpkeelee]

if its a young snake then bad sheds are kind of normal. both of mine have had bad sheds when they were young but got better as they got older. u really want the shed to come off in one piece.
ur snake was in blue but u prolly just saw the beginning and ends of it. its not there very long.
its easy to tell if the eyecaps came off, 1 look at his shed and if u can see eyes then ur good, hold him and look at his eyes, they should be very clear and not cloudy or wrinkly or have any white around the sides.
hope this helps

oh ya, my snakes have shed very fast and very slow. ive been toying with different humidity settings to see which one is faster but nothing. i think it just depends on them and how bad that shed needs to come off

[JNballs]

as our balls are individuals, you cannot make general statements about the time a shed needs, only approx. data, so it can last much longer, or even much shorter.

[kane_abel]

My girl is shedding now, and it's taken a long time, but I think it's real imminent since her eyes are VERY VERY cloudy blue and her skin is very dull w/wrinkling behind her head. And she's gotten very moody last couple days.

[mpkeelee]

after their eyes turn blue they clear up and look more normal again, and then they shed

[Boanerges]

Younger ball pythons shed faster then older ones. I would not even worry too much on how long it takes them to shed. If she shed in a few pieces and still has some stuck to her then you might want to bump your humidity up a little more durring the next shed. And yes you can see the eye caps on the shed