help: bad sheading?

[juliets]

my 15month old stimson python has apparently forgotten how to shed...
she has larges pieces of skin still attached to her body. she has also become very active and agitated. we fed her on sat night and this behaviour started 18+hours after feeding. Can anyone shed some light?

[zimbo]

im no pro but my python also had some problems with shedding.
firstly it might not be shedding because it is to hot and not enough moister
secondly you should get a tub and place warm water in it. not to hot not to cold.
then place it in the tub. make sure there is a rock in there so it can lay on it and it will help her shed. you should then gently massage the skin. do not rip or tear it of it can injure it. once you have done that leave her in there for about 5 minutes it might rub against the rock . if it doesnt dont worry it will proberly come of when you put her back in the cage

[pythonrockchik1]

Is there enough humidity in the enclosure? Make sure you mist it every now and then by spraying some water in the enclosure, also may help a bit if you put the water bowl under the heat lamps..

Also you can assist your snakie by putting him in a tub of water/bath tub would be ideal and just letting him have a lil swim in there for around 30 mins, don't worry he'll be fine and won't drown! Snakes are avid swimmers

Afterwards just take him out and gently dry him, and if he wont let you gently rub him down with a soft cloth afterwards, hopefully the old skin would have soaked up enough moisture to be easily sloughed off.

Make sures he's got some rough-ish type "furniture" in his enclosure to do so

Hope this helps a bit!

thals

[juliets]

thanks, i will try the soaking. I do have a bowl large enough for her to soak in, and its over the heat matt but i have never seen her use it.

thanks for the advice.

[Snakeaholic]

have the bowl in the cool end