Partial shed- cause for concern?

[Craiga 01453]

Hello, all.

I am currently about to feed Nagini, who is in shed. I found pieces of her skin, and she is clearly still shedding. I was under the impression that it is always in one big piece. Is this a cause for concern?

She did take her meal immediately.

Snakes will shed in one piece when husbandry is correct. Since your snakes shed is coming off in pieces humidity was probably too low, or the snake may be a bit dehydrated.

Important areas are: eye caps, vent and tail tip. As long as these areas shed properly then nothing serious will come of the poor shed health-wise.

For now, I would give the snake a short soak in like warm water (about 80 something degrees). Depending on the size of the snake you can use a storage tub, bucket or bath tub. Only put enough water in so it's covering 1/2 of the snake, you don't want the snake submerged. Also, keep your eyes on the snake the whole time. After 10-15 minutes take the snake out and let it slither in a damp towel, applying light pressure. The remaining skin should come off, but DO NOT peel it off, let it come off naturally. Repeat if needed.