Hi all my sw carpets kept its shed on its tail the last 2 sheds. Last time i was able to get it off but this time i have tried everything i soaked her for a hour then used a soft face cloth to rub, ive been putting sorbolene on it every day tring to softed skin, ive put her in a warm wet pillow case..........! what now it really wont come off. I am really worried and frustrated.:x PLEASE HELP.
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Fantazmic
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i would go to the vet
next time you see her going into shed spray morning and night with a fine mist of water it keeps the skin soft so it will come off
Elizabeth
next time you see her going into shed spray morning and night with a fine mist of water it keeps the skin soft so it will come off
Elizabeth
Hey Liz!
I did go to the vet and he just told me to put sorbolene and then bath/soak for a hour. He is a well known reptile vet here in PERTH. So i guess i will just keep soaking each night and trying to remove small amounts.How long can the dead skin stay on befor it starts to cause issues?
Thanks for the reply Liz!!!
I did go to the vet and he just told me to put sorbolene and then bath/soak for a hour. He is a well known reptile vet here in PERTH. So i guess i will just keep soaking each night and trying to remove small amounts.How long can the dead skin stay on befor it starts to cause issues?
Thanks for the reply Liz!!!
ezekiel86
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have you put her in a click clack with warm water on a heat mat under to warm it up to about 32...use plenty of kitchen paper towel and totally cover the bottom but with about inch of water above the paper and build up one side so the python has a place to rest her head..once in there you can even cover the tail with the wet towel to help the soaking 
then u can cover the click clack with something so its nice and dark an she will sit and relax..keep an eye on her thou..within about an hour it should be ready to come off...you might need to help her get it off ..letting her slide thru your fingers or even help by try rolling it off..but only when it is nice and soft and ready...
hope that helps
then u can cover the click clack with something so its nice and dark an she will sit and relax..keep an eye on her thou..within about an hour it should be ready to come off...you might need to help her get it off ..letting her slide thru your fingers or even help by try rolling it off..but only when it is nice and soft and ready...hope that helps
mysnakesau
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Keep an eye on it. So long as it isn't constricting her tail it won't be too much of a problem.....at the moment. If all is well in this respect, what I can suggest is that just let her settle. Too much bathing with no result isn't helping. If you can't get it off after a really good soaking - as suggested above - then it probably no point continually stressing, or stressing her.
The next time she comes into shed, as soon as you notice her eyes are blue, start misting her everyday. Make sure her warm spot is at a nice top temperature to prevent cold chill and at the cool end have nice tight hide so that when she moves from her warm end to cool end, she can coil up nice and tight which helps maintain body warmth for longer. By misting her everyday, come shed time she should be able to shed much better and the old tail skin will come off with the newly shed skin. Or, even if you need to assist her, it should be a much easier process.
When you spray her, make sure the water is warm. She may jump when she first feels the water hit her but quite often they will settle down again. My olives use to jump at the first spray but then they'd just stay put, seeming to enjoy the misting.
The next time she comes into shed, as soon as you notice her eyes are blue, start misting her everyday. Make sure her warm spot is at a nice top temperature to prevent cold chill and at the cool end have nice tight hide so that when she moves from her warm end to cool end, she can coil up nice and tight which helps maintain body warmth for longer. By misting her everyday, come shed time she should be able to shed much better and the old tail skin will come off with the newly shed skin. Or, even if you need to assist her, it should be a much easier process.
When you spray her, make sure the water is warm. She may jump when she first feels the water hit her but quite often they will settle down again. My olives use to jump at the first spray but then they'd just stay put, seeming to enjoy the misting.
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Norm
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Dont treat this too lightly as I had an experience like this that resulted in my diamond losing the tip of her tail. I noticed retained shed the first time she shed in my care. I soaked and thought I had removed it but her tail slowly started to look dry and kind of deformed. I took her to a well respected herp vet and the tip of her tail was dead and had to be snipped off.
After reading up and giving it some thought I beleive she already had retained 1 or more layers before I got her and therefore the damage was already done.
After reading up and giving it some thought I beleive she already had retained 1 or more layers before I got her and therefore the damage was already done.
sarah_m
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One of mine had this problem for 3 or 4 sheds in a row. Each time I would have to remove the very tip of her shed (which was tricky as she was so small). The problem solved itself when I added a bigger water bowl
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