Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
For future reference, if you want to avoid messing up a snake's shed, do NOT feed them when they're in blue. Sometimes it's hard to tell, but not if you use a flashlight across their eyes in a darkened room...you'll see them beginning to fog (go "blue"). Not all snakes have trouble eating & shedding at the same time but many do...especially when the meal comes early in their shed cycle, when it's hardest for you to tell. So pay attention, unless you enjoy helping your snake shed a zillion little pieces (& yes, you need to help yours, it won't get any easier, he won't get it done by himself now).

Here's what happens: both shedding and digestion require good hydration from the snake's body. It's not merely just one drink of water... So basically your snake is having trouble with "multi-tasking"...his body did not have enough water (internally, not the misting & humidity) to shed properly AND digest at the same time. Best to avoid this in the future, now you know...do help him shed. The longer you leave old shed skin, the dryer & harder to get off it becomes. Get it done...a shallow soak or wet pillow case, & some manual labor from you, lol.
I'm working on him now, thanks Craiga. This comes down really to my ignorance and not reading the correct information. There, like everything else lol, seems to by a mix of opinions on feeding while in shed, and my thought process was, if he takes it he's good to go. I guess I know now that's not going to be the case with my guy. Anyway, good news, he did get the tip of his tail and his entire head himself, so at least I don't have to mess with that.

Thanks again. I'll know better next time.