First shed

[Strider]

My snakes eyes turned blue 2 days ago when does he actually shed his skin? also his humidity is between 60-70% in the humid hide. The normal humidity is around 58%. I have kept handling the same should i stop for the shed? Also my snake has a small skratch on his stomach about 1-1/2 cm long. I took all sharp things out of the cage to dull it all down what could i do about the scratch?

[tigerlily]

I would stop handling while in shed.

Now the scratch I'm not too sure about. How bad is it? Is there bleeding? I guess I'm asking how serious the wound is.

[Strider]

It doesnt look deep it looks like it has scabbed in a few places it doesnt look that bad im i gently pushed around it and he seemed fine im just wondering if there is anything i could put on it to make it heal faster like neosporn. I will stop the handling but how long untill it comes off on average.

[Strider]

HAHA he thinks hes so funny. I setup out of my room for 5 mins when i come back he has shed his skin. I looked in his cage before i left and when i come back hes got a shed right infront of his hide. I took it out and looked at it. My only concern is that piece of the head came off but it wasnt with the rest of the shed it was like a few inches inside of his hide but still a complete shed and now its dinner time he didnt want his normal meal during his shed.

[tigerlily]

Having a shed in one piece isn't a big deal, as long as it all comes off!! Mine usually have one main piece and then the sides of the head are kinda here and there. I always check to make sure the eye caps have come off.

Wow! I've yet to catch mine during the shed. They usually do it inside their humid hides....little boogers!

I think I would be more worried about what caused the scratch in the first place. See if you can identify the problem and remove it. I think it's ok to treat with neosporin, but I'm not positive. Haven't had to do any doctoring on the snakes yet and I can't remember if it's ok or not.

[Strider]

Im i think it was the waterdish thats the only thing that has a sharp edge on it i have a small ceral bowl in there now its all plastic with nothin sharp so hes ok im just going to dull the dish with sand paper and see how it goes.