Quote Originally Posted by Sunnyvale420 View Post
It's not generally recommended to bathe ball pythons as their skin loses their needed natural oils. Plus it can stress out, burn, chill the snake if done incorrectly. If the snake has bits of stuck shed, putting them in a damp towel or pillowcase works im told.

Unscented baby wipes work great for cleaning snakes
I don't leave him in for very long, and the water is not too warm.

Is this widely agreed among python owners though? not to bathe them? They told me at the vivarium to every so often bathe him in luke warm water for about 5 minutes around shedding time to help with humidity levels :/ I have noticed it has helped him have more complete and successful sheds, but if bathing him is not the best way to continue getting this result I'll figure out something else.