There's nothing wrong with the snake Laura.Originally Posted by Lolo76
Definitely not my husbandry, since all 29 snakes are housed in the same conditions - and most eat & shed perfectly. This particular snake has a tendency to fast for 2-4 months in the fall, according to Skiploder who used to own him... so I'm guessing it's a combination of his yearly fast, combined with the stress from trying to get the stuck shed. He still has a bit left under his chin, btw, which I'm leaving until he sheds again. Everything else seems fine with his health & behavior, so hopefully it's nothing underlying that I haven't figured out.
But since you're suspicious of an "issue causing the problem," what do you think it might be? And how would you suggest taking care of that? I don't think it calls for a vet at this point, as he seems perfectly normal otherwise... my herp vet charges an arm & a leg, so I'm hesitant to run him to a doctor for no apparent reason. Since I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an issue, she'd probably just end up running $500-1000 worth of tests and saying "dunno."
From the feed charts on two male antaresia that I provided when you purchased your snakes, you can clearly see that they fast from mid to late summer for two or three months and have done so since both were sexually mature. We've had a cold summer here in Norcal and you told me both are acting restless which coincides with breeding which coincides with the fast. It's no coincidence that both male antaresia you own aren't eating and acting restless...........and it has nothing to do with any underlying medical conditions.
As to the incomplete shed - it happens. It could stem from a variety of things like being stressed from the newspaper substrate to being handled in the beginning stages of going into blue or due to him getting a lateral rip in his old skin before he could work the head free.
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