Shedding Question

[Voodew]

Hey guys,

A few days ago (Thursday) I noticed that my baby boa (Tommy) was getting ready to go in to shed when his eyes turned cloudy and a blueish color. I then gave him a warm bath to help hydrate his skin and make the shedding process easier on him. Later I put him in his cage with a log for him to rub against and I bumped his humidity up a touch.

I recently (Sunday/today) took him out of his cage and noticed that his eyes have completely cleared up, but the problem is that I can't find ANY shed. His substrate is eco-earth so I sifted around a little bit to see if it got buried, but I still could find absolutely nothing.

What's up with this? I don't understand why his eyes clouded up and are now clear, without any signs of him shedding. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mitch

[satomi325]

They go blue, then turn clear again before they shed.
He will shed in the next few days.

Also, don't bathe him. Bathing washes away the snake's natural oils in between the new skin and old skin. Those natural oils acts like a lubricant to shed in once piece. If you wash those oils away, you can ruin a shed and the snake will shed in pieces or not at all.

[Voodew]

Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you for the information!

[DooLittle]

Also, don't bathe him. Bathing washes away the snake's natural oils in between the new skin and old skin. Those natural oils acts like a lubricant to shed in once piece. If you wash those oils away, you can ruin a shed and the snake will shed in pieces or not at all.

This ^^. Don't soak/bathe him. If his humidity is right he needs no help shedding. Also, it is best to leave them be when shedding. And, boas take longer to go through the shed process than balls do.