sloughing

[deisel]

my snake is about to shed and has been laying curled up for about a week his eyes are white so how long before he actually sheds and should i spray him with water as some books say or just leave him be?

[craig.a.c]

Most will take 1 - 2 weeks to slough after they become "cloudy". They will go back to almost their normal after the "cloudy" stage and then it will be 1 - 2 weeks before they slough the skin.

[Chris1]

up to u, i give mine a bath, but others dont.

the eyes go clear fro a couple of days before he sheds.

[jords]

why bathe it? do you find its a bit jumpy round that time? and do you do that to all your pythons?

[craig.a.c]

Don't worry about bathing him. You can eaither move his water bowl closer to the heat source or mist the enclosure to raise the humidity.

[Chris1]

i only have the one, he gets a few baths a week, he waits on the towel rail and seems to enjoy it, days he dosent want one he sits on the towel cupboard. and no, i dont find him jumpy @ that time, hes always totally calm, i can stick my head in his cage regardless of where he is with his shed cycle and kiss him on the nose without him flinching.

i started giving him baths cos he wasnt shedding in one piece and hes shed perfectly ever since.

as i said its up to you, thats just my way of doing things.