Quote Originally Posted by Minpin1985 View Post
I have a Ball Python who is about 5 months old and he is now shedding but it has been difficult for him to get all the skin off and it comes off in patches and it took him a while to get the majority off but there are still pieces on his back. pieces. Anything I can do to help? I've seen people on TV peel off a rat snake's skin easily, but I researched ball pythons and some say not to do this? So what should I do to help?
I usually bump my humidity up 10% when they are in shed. Helps everything come off smoothly. Oh I also put in a rough piece of rock so they can use it to remover their shed. I've noticed some snakes will feed during shed and some won't, also depending how far along they are in shed. My bloods feed during shed but not during deep blue, that's because they are aggressive feeders. I would suggest you stick to your normal feeding cycle during his shed. Take note when he doesn't eat during his shed cycle so next time he's in shed you know when not to feed him.

Also I used to feed in my snake in a separate cage, but decided to just feed them in their cage. I'm not an expert, but I bet any expert or any large scale would argue their is no need for a separate feeding cage.

GL and post some pics of your set-up and BP.