Shedding Problems - Help

[Grimmie]

Hi,
This is the first time my Bp has shed and she appears to be having problems.

I cam about from a weekend away to find that she had shed all the akin from her belly but still had the skin on her sides and top left. with peeled off skin hanging like a skirt around her whole body.

I thought i'd leave her a couple fo days and she if she sorted herself out, which she hasn't. So i put her in cool water for 10min which she didn't like and started trying to rub some skin off, i prehaps got a 1/3 of the way up her body and now no more will come and gently pulling it pulls her skin aswell and i'm relly afriad i'll tear her skin, althogh she doesn't seem the least bit bother too busy 'smelling' my face. what should i do?

her cage has between 65-70% humidity ever since i came back, was 55-60% while i was away. She also has a resonable rock to help her shed on.

Any advice?

[elevatethis]

Just a heads up for next time....tepid to warm water for the soaks....if the water feels really cool to the touch, its probably wayyy too cold for the bp to sit in.

Anyways, if the skin doesn't come off after a few soaks and gentle rubbing, just make sure the humidity in the enclosure is where is should be and it should come off next time, no big deal. The only real trouble spot for retained sheds are the eyecaps and the tail. I both of those spots are good, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[tigerlily]

Cool water is not the best. Remember they can not generate their own body heat.

I'd recommend soaking in tepid water, for an hour. You can throw an old washclosh int there too, but not necessary. I do and then use it to gently wipe off any extra shed. Do that once a day until the shed is gone.

[Grimmie]

Ok, i've put her in some luke warm water in a container about the size of a lunchbox and put her back in the warm side of her viv. She doesn't like it at all me thinks and is moving around alot, i'll keep an eye on her and tell you how it goes when i get her out ina hour or so. Thanks for the adive btw.

[elevatethis]

Its alright as she moves around...just make sure the container is filled with water such that it is about as deep as she is "tall", from her belly to to top of her back. Just the humidity in the sealed container alone should be enough to loosen up the skin, so its alright if shes not always right in the water.

[Grimmie]

Well she seemed to settle own after about 10mins, resigned to the fact she couldn't get out of the damn water i expect lol.

I got her out after an hour and the skin was peeling off really easy, it was i bit of work, i'd old the skin and she'd more around pulling if off.
But after about 10mins she started to get agitated so i decieded to leave her be for the night, shes just got a little bit left on the tip of her tail and on the top 1/4 of the body.
As i put her in the tank she started to rub her tail on the rock so i expect that'll be gone in the morning.
Iam not injury came to her or the handler lol.
Thanks again everyone for the advice you lot are great.
Thanks
Graham