royal python shedding

[Adrian Banbury]

Hi we have a 3 foot long femail royal and shes having trouble shedding!
shes clear of skin from about 6 inches down but cant seem to clear the first
6 inches!

any suggestions as shes gone very withdrawn as she cant see!

[N Jill Marsh]

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:36:09 GMT, "Adrian Banbury"

Post by Adrian Banbury
Hi we have a 3 foot long femail royal and shes having trouble shedding!
shes clear of skin from about 6 inches down but cant seem to clear the first
6 inches!
any suggestions as shes gone very withdrawn as she cant see!

Give her a nice 15-30 min soak in warm but not hot water, if things
are uncomplicated the shed should come off by itself. Don't pull the
skin off yourself. Also give her a moist hide in her enclosure - a
snake sized hide filled with damn sphagnum moss is always a good way
to go with you have a snake with shedding problems.

nj"which reminds me..."m

[B***@gmail.com]

Post by N Jill Marsh
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:36:09 GMT, "Adrian Banbury"

Post by Adrian Banbury
Hi we have a 3 foot long femail royal and shes having trouble shedding!
shes clear of skin from about 6 inches down but cant seem to clear the first
6 inches!
any suggestions as shes gone very withdrawn as she cant see!

Give her a nice 15-30 min soak in warm but not hot water, if things
are uncomplicated the shed should come off by itself. Don't pull the
skin off yourself. Also give her a moist hide in her enclosure - a
snake sized hide filled with damn sphagnum moss is always a good way
to go with you have a snake with shedding problems.
nj"which reminds me..."m
--
But I was looking for that great jazz note
that destroyed the walls of Jericho.

Also provide some rough edges for her to rub against, that will help
her pull it off. Most of the time, like Jill says, it's a problem
with humidity. Just let it come off naturally, if some pieces stick,
don't worry too much about it unless they start to develop additional
problems. It'll come off in the next shed.
-Ben