Should I feed?

[auhsojnacnud]

So my ball python shed its skin and has quite a lot of stuck shed. I put him a container with warm water but he hated that. He practically leaped out of it. So I wrapped him in a towel and hated it less, but still didn't like it. I got a little bit of skin off but theres still quite a bit on there. I alway feed him on weekends but I'm not sure if I should with the stuck skin? Also, what else can I do to get the skin off?

[Viol8r]

your body temp is 98 degrees, so if the water is warm to you it's probably hot to him. It should be a little cooler to the touch. I think you'll find that he won't have as big a problem with the water then...

[Eric Alan]

As long as there aren't any stuck pieces completely wrapped around his body, it's perfectly fine to feed him.

[Eric Alan]

For help with the stuck shed: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...hed-No-problem

[CORBIN911]

your body temp is 98 degrees, so if the water is warm to you it's probably hot to him. It should be a little cooler to the touch. I think you'll find that he won't have as big a problem with the water then...

Remember our INSIDE in 98... our skin is anywhere from 76-81 roughly (finger tips)


When i measure water to use, i put my underarm under tap for it to feel warming, and not hot.

[Krynn]

You but your underarm under the tap? Thats certainly a funny image.

[bcr229]

If his eyecaps and tail tip are clean, and he doesn't have a tight ring of stuck shed around his belly, then just keep his humidity in his enclosure bumped up, and let him work off the stuck shed.

I would feed this weekend as usual.

[aaront126]

What I do is put mine in a small container with a wash cloth and some holes in the top so he can't get out, however I haven't had any shed problems since I purchased a larger hide and put damp moss on one side when I make sure it stays damp when he's in shed and haven't had any issues in the last 6 or so sheds