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    sick or shedding? anyone help!

    Hello all,
    My name is Janine, I am a new BP owner and more importantly have never seen a true shed.
    My Python is a spider morph and has been acting very hide-ish for about a week, and has a real pink belly& mouth-sluggish manner-and his eyes are funny. Im scared that he's sick but I also suspect that he is shedding because of all the useful information I've gathered from here.
    Is it possible for a snake to take more than a few days to shed?
    Also If anyone can just let me know how a proper shed is supposed to look like, Id be very happy.
    S.O.S janine

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    Re: sick or shedding? anyone help!

    Can you post a picture?

    Pink belly is often an indicator of an up coming shed. Eyes and body will go blue/cloudy then clear up again before actually shedding. The whole process can take a couple days before the snake finally sheds.

    Just make sure your humidity up.

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    Like satomi pointed out, a photo would be great but it sounds like your bp is in shed.

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    Excellent thread on the shedding process with pics.

    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...edding-Process
    It is okay to use pine bedding for snakes.
    It is okay to feed live food to snakes.

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