Baby Oil isn't just for babies!

[SatanicIntention]

I wouldn't. It has fragrances and other things that, while they may be fine for humans, aren't good for snakes.

Try using a small rubbermaid tub(such as a shoebox size) with a lid. Put about 1" of lukewarm water in the bottom, , put the snake in, put the lid on, then put the whole thing back on the warm side of the snake's enclosure. Leave it for an hour. Then let the snake slither through a wet, rough washcloth or rough towel. The shed should come off. If not, repeat the process the next day(not twice in the same day- you'll just stress out the snake).

If the snake is continually having bad sheds, you need to look at your husbandry. Sometimes, some snakes won't ever have a good shed, but more often than not they will shed fine if your husbandry is spot on.

Since you were keeping the snakes together, they obviously had to compete for the best spots in the cage. And a 55gallon tank isn't going to be easy to practice good husbandry in because of the enormous air space you have to heat. Stress can also make them not have good sheds. Stress in your snakes' situation equals being kept together, and having to compete for food(in their minds), hiding spots, the best warm spots, humid spots, etc.

I would try separating them into a rubbermaid/iris/sterilite tub apiece, and give them a month or two to settle in, start eating on a good schedule, and then you will be able to tell a difference in their attitudes once separated. They won't be as stressed, will probably have better feeding responses, and will shed better. The plastic housing helps too I keep my girl in an underbed box that is 39"x16"x9". It is made by Rubbermaid and is VERY transparent. She seems about as stressed out as a 20lb house cat asleep on the windowsill, LoL.

Anywho, hope that helped a bit.

[Benson_and_Hedges]

That helped a lot.

I'm actually working on seperating them. Right now i've got a piece of cardboard dividing the cage in half.

It's weird, i did exactly what you said to do about the shedding before i even read your reply. Now i don't feel so smart though. :\ THANKS A LOT!!!!

[Adam_Wysocki]

Don't use baby oil, mineral oil, tape, or any other strange junk on a ball pythons eyes.

If your snake has a stuck eye cap or stuck shed anywhere else on it's body, soak him in tepid water for at least an hour (you could go up to two) in a completely sealed rubbermaid box. Make sure the water is no deeper than 3/4 of the way up the sides of the snake to prevent him/her from drowning.

After you remove him/her from the box, just wipe away the stuck shed ... if it doesn't come off the first try, repeat everything once a night until it's gone.

Don't worry about your snake "freaking out" when it's in the box ... I assure you it will "freak out" much more if it's eye is injured and either falls out, is pulled out, or needs to be surgically removed from using anything other than water to get the eyecaps off.

Hope this helps.

-adam

[JimiSnakes]

Don't use baby oil, mineral oil, tape, or any other strange junk on a ball pythons eyes.

If your snake has a stuck eye cap or stuck shed anywhere else on it's body, soak him in tepid water for at least an hour (you could go up to two) in a completely sealed rubbermaid box. Make sure the water is no deeper than 3/4 of the way up the sides of the snake to prevent him/her from drowning.

After you remove him/her from the box, just wipe away the stuck shed ... if it doesn't come off the first try, repeat everything once a night until it's gone.

Don't worry about your snake "freaking out" when it's in the box ... I assure you it will "freak out" much more if it's eye is injured and either falls out, is pulled out, or needs to be surgically removed from using anything other than water to get the eyecaps off.

Hope this helps.

-adam

He's right, I have even heard of people using cooking oil on snakes for reasons similar..you know what they end up with? Lesions. Also heard of people popping them off with thumbtacks, which is another bad idea.