Urgent shed help!

[jamesbecker]

hey

my snake had a bad shed and some skin is still left around its face and on eyes and is very aggitated.

do i give it a warm bath or the likes like usual? not to sure cause its on his eyes :?

 

[bpb02]

Bath or a warm damp towl should help loosen it up

 

[J-A-X]

bathing it will likely make it more agitated, use a damp towel, rough like a bath towel/ hand towel, not smooth like a tea towel, damp, and let the snake run through it so it has to rub the affected parts on the towel, it may take a few attempts, but it normally works

 

[jamesbecker]

yep the damp warm towel worked. took 5 or 6 goes but eventually it came off!

 

[J-A-X]

well done, the sooner you can get onto it the easier it is, dont be tempted to pull it off, the towel is a safer option

 

[driftoz]

i had the same prob with my woma didnt notice till i went to feed him then few days after he fed i tried baths but he wouldnt go under the water so after the 2nd day of tryign a bath i thought fk it i used a damp tea towel held his head softly and lightly wiped over his eye and after a few tries the shed came off.

 

[jamesbecker]

yeah, i had to get him really damp and had to give his head a swipe though cause he got lazy and would just sit under the towel and do nothing lol... usualy he sheds in one single sheet (so to speak) each time

 

[driftoz]

next time hes coming up for a shed maybe try putting water bowl up the warm end or add a 2nd one in the warm end for more humidity or give the enclosure a light spray with water each night till he sheds

 

[jamesbecker]

yeah i spray him and around the hot end every couple hours when comming up to a shed with luke warm water