This.Originally Posted by loonunit
Bath time! Fill a bathtub full of 75-80F water (just a smidge warmer than room temp, NOT ACTUALLY WARM TO THE TOUCH) make him soak/swim in it for a good 5-10 minutes. If that doesn't work, add three drops of unscented dish soap. I don't like to use soap at all with snakes because of the way they absorb oils through their scales, but dish soap is what my plant books recommend for washing/dusting houseplants.
If he still stinks after that, yeah, you're kind of stuck with it for a while. And be glad they do shed.
Usually a lukewarm bath solves all smell problems. What I did for mine when I fed it live (and the mouse pissed all over my python) is put her in a tub with about 2" of sphagnum moss and 1" of warm water. The wet moss absorbed the water really well and after letting her soak for 40 minutes, the smell was completely gone and she smelled like sphagnum moss
Then, throw away moss (or flush down the toilet), and presto.
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