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    Re: New BP owner paranoid with shedding

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Part of the problem was that you fed her during shed: digestion requires extra hydration from a snake's body, and so does shedding (snakes secrete a bit of moisture
    between the old & new skin prior to the old skin sloughing off), so for a snake with inadequate humidity, the meal complicated her shed. Many snakes (especially those
    well-hydrated & with proper humidity) can "multi-task" pretty well, but when they don't have optimum humidity, that's where you get in trouble like this, for future ref.

    If she was my snake, I'd give her another soak, then some time enclosed with a very damp towel or very damp moss for a while, & thereafter give her a humid
    hide that she can access at will. But right now, it's mandatory...you need to help her "undress" 'cause it just doesn't get any easier when it's crinkled like this.
    My understanding was that the water in the mouse would help re-hydrate the snake, which I found on some threads. I even found a recommendation that feeding bigger prey should help a snake shed, so I assumed it was alright to feed her. I certainly won't do so again. Because she's so small I didn't want to starve her... I guess that was my mistake. I feel terrible that I messed this up.

    I did already provide her with a humid hide on 10/09/19, which she used once. I guess I'm going to go soak her now and hope it helps. Thank you for the advice!

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