Quote Originally Posted by MrLang View Post
In your picture the snake is sitting on gravel. Is that what you have in the tank? You said the snake was basking. Can you elaborate on that? How do you create a hot spot? How are you checking the temps?

Your snake is probably very stressed. If the stuck shed isn't covering the vent and tip of the tail and the eyes are clear, I would say to just keep the humidity high and let your snake finish the job on their own. Otherwise you can put it in a warm, damp pillow case and let it crawl around in there for a while to work the rest off.

Please tell us a little bit more about how you keep the snake, what's in the cage, etc. It sounds like your local reptile expert may not have the most up to date info on ball pythons. I'll let someone else explain more about the mites. GL.

i have small rocks over a small portion of the tank on the cool side and the rest is covered in reptibark. sitting on the gravel is a plastic branch that she sits on to bask, her basking lamp is directly above it by about 6 inches. during the day i have a 65 watt day bulb in it and at night a 50 watt moonlight bulb which puts out warmth but barely any light. i consider the hottest part in her tank is where i have a reptile heating pad under the tank and once in awhile shell lay on the bark on top of it, not too much. also on the hot side i have a half log hide. on the cool side there are the small stones, her water dish, and some larger stones that she'll lay on normally after she drinks water. i'm checking temps with one thermometer hygrometer combo on the hot side and a regular thermometer on the cool side. on the hot side her temp is basically always 88 degrees and on the cool side it varies from 80-82 degrees Fahrenheit.