Okay, you have a lot of husbandry issues right now and you need to address all of them.Originally Posted by stitch18jr
The best thing you can do right now is get them separated. I guarantee if you seperate them, get your temps right, and give him a little while to settle in, he will eat for you.
Next, you need to get your temperatures figured out. The UTH needs to be on 24/7 and MUST be regulated with either a thermostat or dimmer. Since you will probably need a quick fix, I recommend getting a dimmer.
Here is one that works well.
Now that you have your heat source regulated, you need to measure the temps to make sure they are correct. For this you need a thermometer with a PROBE. Not the stick on dial kind, the digital thermometers with a probe. If you have a walmart around you, I suggest looking for the accurite thermometer and hydrometer combination. Just ask where the indoor/outdoor thermometers are. Make sure you get the one with a probe!
When you get this, you will stick the probe right on the UTH above the glass INSIDE the tank. This will make sure your snake won't get burned no matter how close it is to the glass. You can leave the whole Accurite unit inside the tank and it will measure the humidity and the ambient temp. Your hot spot above the UTH should be 90 and your ambient should be between 80-85.
Now for raising humidity. I find the best way to get humidity up is to switch to tubs instead of tanks, but I think you will probably want to stick to tanks. Cover 2/3 of the screen top (leave a space for lamps) with aluminum foil and then cover it with duct tape. This will help retain more moisture in the air. You can also get some moss that you dampen and stick in the cage (I put mine in small water dishes so it doesn't make a mess). Your humidity should be around 50%, 70% during a shed cycle.
Now to fix the incomplete shed. Get a pillow case and get it damp with luke warm water. Make sure it is not hot to the touch. Put your ball python in it for 30 minutes and then let him crawl through the pillow case and try and rub (lightly) some of the shed off. Do this once every 2 days until it all comes off.
As for the burns, you can treat them with neosporin or polysporin (the kind without the painkiller) temporarily but you really should see a vet.
Please read over what I said, I know it is a lot to take in and a lot of fix.
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