Cranky Python

[Guest]

yes earthmother that is the right word.

 

[Shacks]

He is as happy as can be out of his home. We are going to give a feed tank a go and see how we go. We have had him out for about 4 hours today and he had a ball. He likes stiing on the laptop keyboard.

 

[Shacks]

I think we have found the reason for our little fella being in a bad mood. His suit was getting too small.
This morning we woke to find him half way through shedding.He has finished now and is very happily slithering around his home.

 

[Guest]

Good Stuff,
be sure to check the sloughed skin to make sure he slughed his spectacles (eye scales) and tail tip!

 

[Shacks]

His eyes were a bit milky looking yesterday and it was like he was trying to scratch on everything. Today his eyes are realy bright and clear and his skin is smoth and shiney, not faded and rough like it was yesterday.
How long after he has shed till we offer him food ?

 

[Guest]

Today will be fine!

 

[spottedpython]

offer him food now my diamond python eats straight after she has finshed shedding.

 

[Shacks]

We offered him food tonight, but he wasn't interested, then I noticed he still has abut 5 inches of old skin still there at the tail. So we will just wait for him to peal that bit off first.

 

[spottedpython]

grab a face washer damp it with luke warm water and rub it off yourself

 

[Guest]

Just soak him in water for about 10mins then peel the skin off mate

 

[sxereturn]

Make sure you go "with the grain" of the scales, otherwise you can cause damage. Just slowly apply pressure to the area as he is moving through your hands and it should come away very easily.

 

[Shacks]

Last night we got Monty out and let him slither through a wet face washer. He enjoyed this and the remaining skin was gone in about 10 minutes. We let him have an hour or so of social time then put him away. Afterhalf an hour or so we offered him food but he was not interested.