ahhhhhhh. ok! so I'm doing the exact opposite of what I'm supposed to be doing... I started soaking them before their sheds because both of them would get very wrinkly with dents in their eyes. so I'd soak them for ten minutes for two days and usually around the second day they started shedding. so I was taking that as soaking=helping shed. well my male is in shed right now and I've only soaked him once so far. the bowls are big enough for them to soak in but I've never seen them do it.Originally Posted by h00blah
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This is actually not the first place I've seen this either. When they go into shed, their skin produces oils (which explains the milky color) that helps loosen the skin. Basically when you dry them after the soak, it dries out the oil. That may be the problem, but I've never soaked a snake prior to shed, so I can't say for sure. Another idea is to place some cork or something rough to help the snake rub the shed off. I've witnessed my snakes rubbing their heads and bodies against the side of the tub to get shed off, and it just isn't as effective as having something rough like those half log hides.
This is also a good suggestion. My tubs aren't big enough to add, but I have a bunch of sphagnum moss that I stuff inside tubs which does wonders
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