Worried about my ball python

[Samzi1123]

So my ball python Eliot suddenly got super wrinkly and feels very rough, he looks horrible and it scared me to death but my friend who has a ball python said to not worry that he’s just shedding. I’m just looking to see what you all have to say because I’m a new ball owner and he’s been giving me anxiety since the day I got him. He went 9 weeks without eating before I finally switched him to live and now he eats like a champ, then this happens so I guess I’m just a little on edge regarding him. His hot temp is right around 90 and the cool temp is around 80. He has a hot and cold hide and his humidity is at 60%. I have an under tank heat pad and a heat light.


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Update on Eliot! I followed some very good advice and was able to get his skin nice and loose and then it came off pretty easily with him crawling through a wet towel. He still has some shed stuck on the head and an inch or so down the back but 90% of it is off and he looks so much better. Thank you all for the amazing advice.


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