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    Re: My ball python shedding

    Quote Originally Posted by DatBoiAJ_ View Post
    well i dont like feeding her during shed..so maybe 2 and a half weeks ago or so

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    2 mice biggish
    Okay, that's my point- you said she's been "in shed for about 2 weeks"- so really, you just fed her a fairly big meal shortly before she clouded up in this shed cycle- & THAT's why it's taking so long for her to get the shed done.

    Digesting a meal requires good hydration (ie. uses water from the snake's body) and so does shedding -they secrete some fluid between the old & new layers of skin that helps the old skin peel off, & that's why snake sheds feel damp when they're freshly shed.

    So your snake is trying to do 2 things at once- both functions take time & good hydration- that hefty meal is making her shed cycle take longer. Keep her humidity up, & HOPE she doesn't get stuck with the old skin, or regurgitate (as sometimes happens- but not usually).
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